odbc_errormsg(3) [php man page]

ODBC_ERRORMSG(3)							 1							  ODBC_ERRORMSG(3)

odbc_errormsg - Get the last error message

SYNOPSIS

       string odbc_errormsg ([resource	$connection_id])

DESCRIPTION

	Returns a string containing the last ODBC error message, or an empty string if there has been no errors.

PARAMETERS

	      o $connection_id
		-The ODBC connection identifier, see odbc_connect(3) for details.

RETURN VALUES

	If $connection_id is specified, the last state of that connection is returned, else the last state of any connection is returned.

	This function returns meaningful value only if last odbc query failed (i.e. odbc_exec(3) returned FALSE).

SEE ALSO

       odbc_error(3), odbc_exec(3).

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ODBC_CONNECT(3) 							 1							   ODBC_CONNECT(3)

odbc_connect - Connect to a datasource

SYNOPSIS

       resource odbc_connect (string  $dsn, string  $user, string  $password, [int  $cursor_type])

DESCRIPTION

	The  connection id returned by this functions is needed by other ODBC functions. You can have multiple connections open at once as long as
       they either use different db or different credentials.

	With some ODBC drivers, executing a complex stored procedure may fail with an error similar to: "Cannot open a cursor on a  stored  proce-
       dure  that  has anything other than a single select statement in it". Using SQL_CUR_USE_ODBC may avoid that error. Also, some drivers don't
       support the optional row_number parameter in odbc_fetch_row(3). SQL_CUR_USE_ODBC might help in that case, too.

PARAMETERS

	      o $dsn
		- The database source name for the connection. Alternatively, a DSN-less connection string can be used.

	      o $user
		- The username.

	      o $password
		- The password.

	      o $cursor_type
		- This sets the type of cursor to be used for this connection. This parameter is not normally needed, but can be useful for  work-
		ing around problems with some ODBC drivers.  The following constants are defined for cursortype:

		     o SQL_CUR_USE_IF_NEEDED

		     o SQL_CUR_USE_ODBC

		     o SQL_CUR_USE_DRIVER

RETURN VALUES

	Returns an ODBC connection or ( FALSE) on error.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      DSN-less connections

	      <?php
	      // Microsoft SQL Server using the SQL Native Client 10.0 ODBC Driver - allows connection to SQL 7, 2000, 2005 and 2008
	      $connection = odbc_connect("Driver={SQL Server Native Client 10.0};Server=$server;Database=$database;", $user, $password);

	      // Microsoft Access
	      $connection = odbc_connect("Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=$mdbFilename", $user, $password);

	      // Microsoft Excel
	      $excelFile = realpath('C:/ExcelData.xls');
	      $excelDir = dirname($excelFile);
	      $connection = odbc_connect("Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};DriverId=790;Dbq=$excelFile;DefaultDir=$excelDir" , '', '');
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       For persistent connections: odbc_pconnect(3).

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