ibase_blob_create
Name
ibase_blob_create — Create a new BLOB for writing
Synopsis
int ibase_blob_create([link]);
resource link (optional):
Connection or transaction handle
Returns
Open BLOB handle on success, FALSE on error
Description
Creates a new BLOB for filling with data. If you don't
specify link , it is assumed
to be the default transaction on the last opened database
connection. InterBase doesn't store the contents of BLOB
columns directly in a database row; instead, BLOBs exist
as independent entities having an identification number.
Before inserting a BLOB into a database or replacing an
existing one, use this function to create the BLOB and
fill it with data using ibase_blob_add() . When done,
call ibase_blob_close() to close
the BLOB and obtain the returned identification number,
in string form. When you insert the newly created BLOB
into the database, you must use a parameter
placeholder in your query and bind the return value of
this function to it.
Available in PHP 3 since 3.0.7, PHP 4 since 4.0RC1
This functions return type will change to resource in
the future.
Example
Example 530. See example for
ibase_blob_add(), above
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