ODBC_SPECIALCOLUMNS(3)							 1						    ODBC_SPECIALCOLUMNS(3)

odbc_specialcolumns - Retrieves special columns

SYNOPSIS

       resource  odbc_specialcolumns  (resource   $connection_id, int  $type, string  $qualifier, string  $owner, string  $table, int  $scope, int
       $nullable)

DESCRIPTION

	Retrieves either the optimal set of columns that uniquely identifies a row in the table, or columns that are  automatically  updated  when
       any value in the row is updated by a transaction.

PARAMETERS

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

	      o $type
		-  When  the type argument is SQL_BEST_ROWID, odbc_specialcolumns(3) returns the column or columns that uniquely identify each row
		in the table.  When the type argument is SQL_ROWVER, odbc_specialcolumns(3) returns the column or columns in the specified  table,
		if any, that are automatically updated by the data source when any value in the row is updated by any transaction.

	      o $qualifier
		- The qualifier.

	      o $owner
		- The owner.

	      o $table
		- The table.

	      o $scope
		- The scope, which orders the result set.

	      o $nullable
		- The nullable option.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns an ODBC result identifier or FALSE on failure.

	The result set has the following columns:

	      oSCOPE

	      oCOLUMN_NAME

	      oDATA_TYPE

	      oTYPE_NAME

	      oPRECISION

	      oLENGTH

	      oSCALE

	      oPSEUDO_COLUMN

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