FBSQL_CREATE_CLOB(3)							 1						      FBSQL_CREATE_CLOB(3)

fbsql_create_clob - Create a CLOB

SYNOPSIS

       string fbsql_create_clob (string  $clob_data, [resource	$link_identifier])

DESCRIPTION

	Creates a CLOB from the given data.

PARAMETERS

	      o $clob_data
		- The CLOB data.

	      o $
		link_identifier  -A FrontBase link identifier returned by fbsql_connect(3) or fbsql_pconnect(3).If optional and not specified, the
		function will try to find an open link to the FrontBase server and if no such link is found it	will  try  to  create  one  as	if
		fbsql_connect(3) was called with no arguments.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns a resource handle to the newly created CLOB, which can be used with insert and update commands to store the CLOB in the database.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      fbsql_create_clob(3) example

	      <?php
	      $link = fbsql_pconnect("localhost", "_SYSTEM", "secret")
		  or die("Could not connect");
	      $filename = "clob_file.txt";
	      $fp = fopen($filename, "rb");
	      $clobdata = fread($fp, filesize($filename));
	      fclose($fp);

	      $clobHandle = fbsql_create_clob($clobdata, $link);

	      $sql = "INSERT INTO CLOB_TABLE (CLOB_COLUMN) VALUES ($clobHandle);";
	      $rs = fbsql_query($sql, $link);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       fbsql_create_blob(3), fbsql_read_blob(3), fbsql_read_clob(3), fbsql_set_lob_mode(3).

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