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ifx_nullformat

Name

ifx_nullformat — Return NULL columns as empty strings

Synopsis

void ifx_nullformat(mode); int mode: NULL mode

Returns

Void

Description

Returns NULL columns as empty strings. Setting mode to 0 will NULL columns as "". Setting mode to 1 will return NULL columns as NUILL.

This setting can also be hard coded in the PHP initialisation file.

Example

Example 574. Return NULL columns as empty strings

function print_error($text) {
   echo "There was an error reported by the database.\n";
   echo "Error reported was: $text";
   die();
}

$conn = @ifx_connect("stores7@demo_se", "testuser", "password");

ifx_nullformat(0);

if (!$result = @ifx_query("SELECT * FROM items", $conn)) {
   print_error(ifx_errormsg());
   
} else {
   $rows = ifx_affected_rows($result);
   echo "Number of rows in query: $rows <BR>\n";
   
   for ($i=0; $i<$rows; $i++) {
      $row = ifx_fetch_row($result);
      printf("Fetched row: %d <BR>\n", ifx_num_rows($result));
   
   }
}

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