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# ibase_blob_import

(PHP 3 >= 3.0.7, PHP 4, PHP 5)

ibase_blob_import -- Create blob, copy file in it, and close it

## Description

string ibase_blob_import ( resource link_identifier, resource file_handle )
string ibase_blob_import ( resource file_handle )

This function creates a BLOB, reads an entire file into it, closes it and returns the assigned BLOB id. The file handle is a handle returned by fopen(). Returns `FALSE` on failure.

Example 1. ibase_blob_import() example
`<?php $dbh = ibase_connect($host, $username, $password); $filename = '/tmp/bar'; $fd = fopen($filename, 'r'); if ($fd) { $blob = ibase_blob_import($dbh, $fd); fclose($fd); if (!is_string($blob)) { // import failed } else { $query = "INSERT INTO foo (name, data) VALUES ('$filename', ?)"; $prepared = ibase_prepare($dbh, $query); if (!ibase_execute($prepared, $blob)) { // record insertion failed } } } else { // unable to open the data file } ?>`

See also ibase_blob_add(), ibase_blob_cancel(), ibase_blob_close() and ibase_blob_create().

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