CVS update: php3/doc/functions

Date: Thursday September 17, 1998 @ 16:13 Author: eschmid Update of /repository/php3/doc/functions In directory asf:/u2/tmp/cvs-serv3722 Modified Files: ifx.sgml Log Message: The next one... Index: php3/doc/functions/ifx.sgml diff -c php3/doc/functions/ifx.sgml:1.2 php3/doc/functions/ifx.sgml:1.3 *** php3/doc/functions/ifx.sgml:1.2 Thu Sep 17 15:24:26 1998 --- php3/doc/functions/ifx.sgml Thu Sep 17 16:13:37 1998 *************** *** 188,194 **** the function tries to establish a link as if <function>ifx_connect</function> was called, and use it. </para><para> ! Executes query <parameter>query</parameter> on connection <parameter>conn_id</parameter>. For "select-type" queries a cursor is declared and opened. The optional "HOLD" and "SCROLL" parameters allow you to make this a "scroll" and/or "hold" --- 188,194 ---- the function tries to establish a link as if <function>ifx_connect</function> was called, and use it. </para><para> ! Executes <parameter>query</parameter> on connection <parameter>conn_id</parameter>. For "select-type" queries a cursor is declared and opened. The optional "HOLD" and "SCROLL" parameters allow you to make this a "scroll" and/or "hold" *************** *** 253,258 **** --- 253,308 ---- </refsect1> </refentry> + <refentry id="function.ifx-prepare"> + <refnamediv> + <refname>ifx_prepare</refname> + <refpurpose>Prepare an SQL-statement for execution</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcdef>int <function>ifx_prepare</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>string <parameter>query</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>conn_id</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>string <parameter><optional>cursor_def</optional></parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>mixed <parameter>blobidarray</parameter></paramdef> + </funcsynopsis> + <para> + Returns a integer <parameter>result_id</parameter> for use by + <function>ifx_do</function>. Sets + <parameter>affected_rows</parameter> for retrieval by the + <function>ifx_affected_rows</function> function. + </para><para> + Prepares <parameter>query</parameter> on connection + <parameter>conn_id</parameter>. For "select-type" queries a + cursor is declared and opened. The optional "HOLD" and "SCROLL" + parameters allow you to make this a "scroll" and/or "hold" + cursor. + </para><para> + For either query type the estimated number of affected rows is + saved for retrieval by <function>ifx_affected_rows</function>. + </para><para> + If you have BLOB (BYTE or TEXT) columns in the query, you can add + a <parameter>blobidarray</parameter> parameter containing the + corresponding "blob ids", and you should replace those columns + with a "?" in the query text. + </para><para> + If the contents of the TEXT (or BYTE) column allow it, you can + also use "ifx_textasvarchar(1)" and "ifx_byteasvarchar(1)". This + allows you to treat TEXT (or BYTE) columns just as if they were + ordinary (but long) VARCHAR columns for select queries, and you + don't need to bother with blob id's. + </para><para> + With ifx_textasvarchar(0) or ifx_byteasvarchar(0) (the default + situation), select queries will return BLOB columns as blob id's + (integer value). You can get the value of the blob as a string + or file with the blob functions (see below). + </para><para> + See also: <function>ifx_do</function>. + </refsect1> + </refentry> + + <!-- <refentry id="function.ifx-result"> <refnamediv> *************** *** 404,425 **** </refsect1> </refentry> - <refentry id="function.ifx-prepare"> - <refnamediv> - <refname>ifx_prepare</refname> - <refpurpose>to prepare an SQL-statement for execution</refpurpose> - </refnamediv> - <refsect1> - <title>Description</title> - <funcsynopsis> - <funcdef><function>ifx_prepare</function></funcdef> - <paramdef><parameter></parameter></paramdef> - </funcsynopsis> - <para> - <para> - See also: <function>ifx_do</function>. - </refsect1> - </refentry> <refentry id="function.ifx-do"> <refnamediv> --- 454,459 ---- -- PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/ To unsubscribe send an empty message to php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For help: php-dev-help@lists.php.net