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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting expr/bc syntax issue Post 302429323 by animesh303 on Monday 14th of June 2010 05:40:14 AM
Old 06-14-2010
Thanks!!! That works. Just wondering what was the issue over here?

I assume the result fetched by my query was text rather than a numeral?
 

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INGRES_FETCH_PROC_RETURN(3)						 1					       INGRES_FETCH_PROC_RETURN(3)

ingres_fetch_proc_return - Get the return value from a procedure call

SYNOPSIS
int ingres_fetch_proc_return (resource $result) DESCRIPTION
This function is used to retrieve the return value following the execution of an Ingres database procedure (stored procedure). Note If used with a row-producing procedure, this function should be called after all the rows from the procedure have been fetched using ingres_fetch_array(3), ingres_fetch_object(3) or ingres_fetch_row(3). This function will eliminate any rows yet to be fetched should there be any left over. PARAMETERS
o $result - The result identifier for a query RETURN VALUES
Returns an integer if there is a return value otherwise it will return NULL. EXAMPLES
Example #1 Get the return value from a procedure call <?php $link = ingres_connect($database); if ( ingres_errno() != 0 ) { $error_text = ingres_error(); die($error_text); } $result = ingres_query($link, "execute procedure php_proc (value = 1000)"); if ( ingres_errno() != 0 ) { $error_text = ingres_error(); die($error_text); } echo "return value - " . ingres_fetch_proc_return($result) . " "; ingres_close($link); ?> SEE ALSO
ingres_query(3), ingres_fetch_array(3), ingres_fetch_object(3), ingres_fetch_row(3). PHP Documentation Group INGRES_FETCH_PROC_RETURN(3)
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