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`mysql_select_db()'
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`int mysql_select_db(MYSQL *mysql, const char *db)'

Description
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Causes the database specified by `db' to become the default (current)
database on the connection specified by `mysql'.  In subsequent queries,
this database is the default for table references that do not include an
explicit database specifier.

`mysql_select_db()' fails unless the connected user can be authenticated
as having permission to use the database.

Return Values
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Zero for success.  Non-zero if an error occurred.

Errors
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`CR_COMMANDS_OUT_OF_SYNC'
     Commands were executed in an improper order.

`CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR'
     The MySQL server has gone away.

`CR_SERVER_LOST'
     The connection to the server was lost during the query.

`CR_UNKNOWN_ERROR'
     An unknown error occurred.