fbsql_set_lob_mode(3) [php man page]

FBSQL_SET_LOB_MODE(3)							 1						     FBSQL_SET_LOB_MODE(3)

fbsql_set_lob_mode - Set the LOB retrieve mode for a FrontBase result set

SYNOPSIS

       bool fbsql_set_lob_mode (resource  $result, int	$lob_mode)

DESCRIPTION

	Sets the mode for retrieving LOB data from the database.

	When BLOB and CLOB data is retrieved in FrontBase it can be retrieved direct or indirect. Direct retrieved LOB data will always be fetched
       no matter the setting of the lob mode. If the LOB data is less than 512 bytes it will always be retrieved directly.

PARAMETERS

	      o $
		result -A result identifier returned by fbsql_query(3) or fbsql_db_query(3).

	      o $lob_mode
		- Can be one of:

		     o FBSQL_LOB_DIRECT - LOB data is retrieved directly. When data is fetched from  the  database  with  fbsql_fetch_row(3),  and
		       other  fetch  functions, all CLOB and BLOB columns will be returned as ordinary columns. This is the default value on a new
		       FrontBase result.

		     o FBSQL_LOB_HANDLE - LOB data  is	retrieved  as  handles	to  the  data.	When  data  is	fetched  from  the  database  with
		       fbsql_fetch_row(3),  and  other	fetch  functions,  LOB data will be returned as a handle to the data if the data is stored
		       indirect or the data if it is stored direct.  If  a  handle  is	returned  it  will  be	a  27  byte  string  formatted	as
		       @'000000000000000000000000'.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

SEE ALSO

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

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