SQLSRV_PREPARE(3)														 SQLSRV_PREPARE(3)

sqlsrv_prepare - Prepares a query for execution

SYNOPSIS

       mixed sqlsrv_prepare (resource  $conn, string  $sql, [array  $params], [array  $options])

DESCRIPTION

	Prepares a query for execution. This function is ideal for preparing a query that will be executed multiple times with different parameter
       values.

PARAMETERS

	      o $conn
		- A connection resource returned by sqlsrv_connect(3).

	      o $sql
		- The string that defines the query to be prepared and executed.

	      o $params
		- An array specifying parameter information when executing a parameterized query. Array elements can be any of the following:

		     oA literal value

		     oA PHP variable

		     oAn array with this structure: array($value [, $direction [, $phpType [, $sqlType]]])

	       The following table describes the elements in the array structure above:

	      Array structure

	      +----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
	      |       Element	     |							 |
	      | 		     |							 |
	      | 		     |			  Description			 |
	      | 		     |							 |
	      +----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
	      |       $value	     |							 |
	      | 		     |							 |
	      | 		     | A literal value, a PHP variable, or a PHP by-ref- |
	      | 		     | erence variable. 				 |
	      | 		     |							 |
	      |$direction (optional) |							 |
	      | 		     |							 |
	      | 		     | One  of	the  following	SQLSRV constants used to |
	      | 		     | indicate   the	 parameter    direction:    SQL- |
	      | 		     | SRV_PARAM_IN,	    SQLSRV_PARAM_OUT,	    SQL- |
	      | 		     | SRV_PARAM_INOUT.  The  default  value   is   SQL- |
	      | 		     | SRV_PARAM_IN.					 |
	      | 		     |							 |
	      | $phpType (optional)  |							 |
	      | 		     |							 |
	      | 		     | A  SQLSRV_PHPTYPE_*  constant  that specifies PHP |
	      | 		     | data type of the returned value. 		 |
	      | 		     |							 |
	      | $sqlType (optional)  |							 |
	      | 		     |							 |
	      | 		     | A SQLSRV_SQLTYPE_* constant  that  specifies  the |
	      | 		     | SQL Server data type of the input value. 	 |
	      | 		     |							 |
	      +----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
	      o $options
		- An array specifing query property options. The supported keys are described in the following table:

	      Query Options

	      +-----------------------+--------------------------------------+---+
	      | 	Key	      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | 	       Values		     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | 	    Description 	     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      +-----------------------+--------------------------------------+---+
	      |     QueryTimeout      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      |      A positive integer value.	     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | Sets  the  query timeout in seconds. |	 |
	      | 		      | By default,  the  driver  will	wait |	 |
	      | 		      | indefinitely for results.	     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      |SendStreamParamsAtExec | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | TRUE or FALSE (the default is TRUE)  |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | Configures  the  driver  to send all |	 |
	      | 		      | stream data at execution ( TRUE), or |	 |
	      | 		      | to  send  stream  data	in  chunks ( |	 |
	      | 		      | FALSE). By default, the value is set |	 |
	      | 		      | to  TRUE.  For more information, see |	 |
	      | 		      | sqlsrv_send_stream_data(3).	     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      |      Scrollable       | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | SQLSRV_CURSOR_FORWARD,	 SQLSRV_CUR- |	 |
	      | 		      | SOR_STATIC,   SQLSRV_CURSOR_DYNAMIC, |	 |
	      | 		      | or SQLSRV_CURSOR_KEYSET 	     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      | 		      | See Specifying	a  Cursor  Type  and |	 |
	      | 		      | Selecting Rows in the Microsoft SQL- |	 |
	      | 		      | SRV documentation.		     |	 |
	      | 		      | 				     |	 |
	      +-----------------------+--------------------------------------+---+
RETURN VALUES

	Returns a statement resource on success and FALSE if an error occurred.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      sqlsrv_prepare(3) example

	       This example demonstrates how to prepare a statement with sqlsrv_prepare(3) and re-execute it multiple times (with different param-
	      eter values) using sqlsrv_execute(3).

	      <?php
	      $serverName = "serverNamesqlexpress";
	      $connectionInfo = array( "Database"=>"dbName", "UID"=>"username", "PWD"=>"password");
	      $conn = sqlsrv_connect( $serverName, $connectionInfo);
	      if( $conn === false) {
		  die( print_r( sqlsrv_errors(), true));
	      }

	      $sql = "UPDATE Table_1
		      SET OrderQty = ?
		      WHERE SalesOrderID = ?";

	      // Initialize parameters and prepare the statement.
	      // Variables $qty and $id are bound to the statement, $stmt.
	      $qty = 0; $id = 0;
	      $stmt = sqlsrv_prepare( $conn, $sql, array( &$qty, &$id));
	      if( !$stmt ) {
		  die( print_r( sqlsrv_errors(), true));
	      }

	      // Set up the SalesOrderDetailID and OrderQty information.
	      // This array maps the order ID to order quantity in key=>value pairs.
	      $orders = array( 1=>10, 2=>20, 3=>30);

	      // Execute the statement for each order.
	      foreach( $orders as $id => $qty) {
		  // Because $id and $qty are bound to $stmt1, their updated
		  // values are used with each execution of the statement.
		  if( sqlsrv_execute( $stmt ) === false ) {
			die( print_r( sqlsrv_errors(), true));
		  }
	      }
	      ?>

NOTES

	When  you  prepare  a statement that uses variables as parameters, the variables are bound to the statement. This means that if you update
       the values of the variables, the next time you execute the statement it will run with updated parameter values.	For  statements  that  you
       plan to execute only once, use sqlsrv_query(3).

SEE ALSO

       sqlsrv_execute(3), sqlsrv_query(3).

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