Commit 20621cd9 authored by paul@teton.kitebird.com's avatar paul@teton.kitebird.com
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manual.texi Clarify scope of HANDLER statement.

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@@ -33551,8 +33551,9 @@ HANDLER table READ @{ FIRST | NEXT @} [ WHERE ... ] [LIMIT ... ]
HANDLER table CLOSE
@end example
The @code{HANDLER} statement provides direct access to MySQL table
interface, bypassing SQL optimiser. Thus, it is faster then SELECT.
The @code{HANDLER} statement provides direct access to the @code{MyISAM} table
handler interface, bypassing the SQL optimiser. Thus, it is faster than
@code{SELECT}.
The first form of @code{HANDLER} statement opens a table, making
in accessible via the following @code{HANDLER ... READ} routines.