PHP Developer’s Dictionary IT-SC book 410 The ifx_num_rows() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.3 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, returns the number of rows already fetched by the query referenced with result_id . ifx_free_result() Syntax int ifx_free_result (int result_id) Description The ifx_free_result() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.3 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, attempts to release all resources associated with the result_id query and returns FALSE on error. ifx_create_char() Syntax int ifx_create_char (string param) Description The ifx_create_char() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.3 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, creates a character object comprised of the param parameter. ifx_free_char() Syntax int ifx_free_char (int bid) Description The ifx_free_char() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.6 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, deletes the character object referenced by the bid parameter. The function returns TRUE on success and FALSE otherwise. ifx_update_char() PHP Developer’s Dictionary IT-SC book 411 Syntax int ifx_update_char (int bid, string content) Description The ifx_update_char() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.6 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, updates the contents of the character object referenced by the bid parameter with the contents of the content parameter. It returns TRUE on success, and FALSE otherwise. ifx_get_char() Syntax int ifx_get_char (int bid) Description The ifx_get_char() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.6 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, returns the contents of the character object indicated by the bid parameter. ifx_create_blob Syntax int ifx_create_blob (int type, int mode, string param) Description The ifx_get_char() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, creates a BLOB object and returns FALSE if an error occurred and the new BLOB object ID otherwise. The type parameter accepts the value 0 for BYTE or u for TEXT. The mode parameter accepts the value 0 for BLOB object content held in memory or 1 for BLOB object content held in a file. The param parameter accepts 0 for a pointer to content, and 1 for a pointer to a file string. ifx_copy_blob() Syntax PHP Developer’s Dictionary IT-SC book 412 int ifx_copy_blob (int bid) Description The ifx_copy_blob() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, duplicates the BLOB object identified with the bid parameter. The return value is the new BLOB object ID, or FALSE on failure. ifx_free_blob() Syntax int ifx_free_blob (int bid) Description The ifx_free_blob() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, deletes the BLOB object referenced by the bid parameter, and returns TRUE on success and returns FALSE otherwise. ifx_get_blob() Syntax int ifx_get_blob (int bid) Description The ifx_get_blob() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, returns the contents of a BLOB object referenced by the bid parameter. ifx_update_blob() Syntax ifx_update_blob (int bid, string content) PHP Developer’s Dictionary IT-SC book 413 Description The ifx_update_blob() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, updates the contents of the BLOB object referenced by the bid parameter with the contents of the content parameter, and returns TRUE on success and returns FALSE otherwise. ifx_blobinfile_mode() Syntax void ifx_blobinfile_mode (int mode) Description The ifx_blobinfile_mode() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, specifies the default BLOB mode for select statements. A mode parameter value of 1 indicates save byte BLOBs in a file, and 0 indicates save byte BLOBs in memory. ifx_textasvarchar() Syntax void ifx_textasvarchar (int mode) Description The ifx_textasvarchar() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, specifies the default text mode for select statements. A mode parameter value of 1 indicates to return a varchar with text content, and 0 indicates to return a BLOB ID. ifx_byteasvarchar() Syntax void ifx_bytesasvarchar (int mode) Description PHP Developer’s Dictionary IT-SC book 414 The ifx_byteasvarchar() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, specifies the default byte mode for select statements. A mode parameter value of 1 indicates to return a varchar with text content, and 0 indicates to return a BLOB ID. ifx_nullformat() Syntax void ifx_nullformat (int mode) Description The ifx_nullformat() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, sets the default return value for NULL data. A mode parameter value of 1 indicates to return 'NULL' and 0 indicates to return "" . ifxus_create_slob() Syntax int ifxus_create_slob (int mode) Description The ifxus_create_slob() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, creates and opens a SLOB object. Possible mode values are 1 = LO_RDONLY, 2 = LO_WRONLY, 4 = LO_APPEND, 8 = LO_RDWR, 16 = LO_BUFFER , 32 = LO_NOBUFFER -> or-mask . You can use the number of the named constant. The return value is the new SLOB object ID on success and FALSE otherwise. ifx_free_slob() Syntax int ifxus_free_slob (int bid) Description . PHP Developer’s Dictionary IT-SC book 410 The ifx_num_rows() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.3 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher, returns. Syntax PHP Developer’s Dictionary IT-SC book 412 int ifx_copy_blob (int bid) Description The ifx_copy_blob() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP. string content) PHP Developer’s Dictionary IT-SC book 413 Description The ifx_update_blob() function, which is available in PHP 3.0.4 through PHP 3.0.16 along with PHP 4.0 and higher,