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# fbsql_create_blob

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0)

fbsql_create_blob -- Create a BLOB

## Description

string fbsql_create_blob ( string blob_data [, resource link_identifier])

Returns: A resource handle to the newly created blob.

fbsql_create_blob() creates a blob from blob_data. The returned resource handle can be used with insert and update commands to store the blob in the database.

Example 1. fbsql_create_blob() example

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

        $blobHandle = fbsql_create_blob($blobdata, $link);

        $sql = "INSERT INTO BLOB_TABLE (BLOB_COLUMN) VALUES ($blobHandle);";
        $rs = fbsql_query($sql, $link);
    ?>

See also: fbsql_create_clob(), fbsql_read_blob(), fbsql_read_clob(), and fbsql_set_lob_mode().

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