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ibase_blob_import

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

ibase_blob_import — Create blob, copy file in it, and close it

Description

string ibase_blob_import ( resource $link_identifier , resource $file_handle )
string ibase_blob_import ( resource $file_handle )

This function creates a BLOB, reads an entire file into it, closes it and returns the assigned BLOB id.

Parameters

link_identifier

An InterBase link identifier. If omitted, the last opened link is assumed.

file_handle

The file handle is a handle returned by fopen().

Return Values

Returns the BLOB id on success, or FALSE on error.

Examples

Example#1 ibase_blob_import() example

<?php
$dbh 
ibase_connect($host$username$password);
$filename '/tmp/bar';

$fd fopen($filename'r');
if (
$fd) {

    
$blob ibase_blob_import($dbh$fd);
    
fclose($fd);

    if (!
is_string($blob)) {
        
// import failed
    
} else {
        
$query "INSERT INTO foo (name, data) VALUES ('$filename', ?)";
        
$prepared ibase_prepare($dbh$query);
        if (!
ibase_execute($prepared$blob)) {
            
// record insertion failed
        
}
    }
} else {
    
// unable to open the data file
}
?>