fbsql_create_clob

(PHP 4 CVS only)

fbsql_create_clob -- Create a CLOB

Description

string fbsql_create_clob (string clob_data, resource [link_identifier])

Returns: A resource handle to the newly created CLOB.

fbsql_create_clob() creates a clob from clob_data. The returned resource handle can be used with insert and update commands to store the clob in the database.

Example 1. fbsql_create_clob() example

<?php
    $link = fbsql_pconnect ("localhost", "_SYSTEM", "secret")
        or die ("Could not connect");
    $filename = "clob_file.txt";
    $fp = fopen($filename, "rb");
    $clobdata = fread($fp, filesize($filename));
    fclose($fp);
    
    $clobHandle = fbsql_create_clob($clobdata, $link);
    
    $sql = "INSERT INTO CLOB_TABLE (CLOB_COLUMN) VALUES ($clobHandle);";
    $rs = fbsql_query($sql, $link);
?>

See also: fbsql_create_blob(), fbsql_read_blob(), fbsql_read_clob(), and fbsql_set_lob_mode().