db2_lob_read
PHP function
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(PECL ibm_db2 >= 1.6.0)
Gets a user defined size of LOB files with each invocation
Description
db2_lob_read(resource $stmt, int $colnum, int $length): string|false
Use db2_lob_read() to iterate through a specified column of a result set and retrieve a user defined size of LOB data.
Parameters
stmtA valid
stmtresource containing LOB data.colnumA valid column number in the result set of the
stmtresource.lengthThe size of the LOB data to be retrieved from the
stmtresource.
Return Values
Returns the amount of data the user specifies. Returns false if the data cannot be retrieved.
Examples
Iterating through different types of data
php
<?php
/* Database Connection Parameters */
$db = 'SAMPLE';
$username = 'db2inst1';
$password = 'ibmdb2';
/* Obtain Connection Resource */
$conn = db2_connect($db,$username,$password);
if ($conn) {
$drop = 'DROP TABLE clob_stream';
$result = @db2_exec( $conn, $drop );
$create = 'CREATE TABLE clob_stream (id INTEGER, my_clob CLOB)';
$result = db2_exec( $conn, $create );
$variable = "";
$stmt = db2_prepare($conn, "INSERT INTO clob_stream (id,my_clob) VALUES (1, ?)");
$variable = "THIS IS A CLOB TEST. THIS IS A CLOB TEST.";
db2_bind_param($stmt, 1, "variable", DB2_PARAM_IN);
db2_execute($stmt);
$sql = "SELECT id,my_clob FROM clob_stream";
$result = db2_prepare($conn, $sql);
db2_execute($result);
db2_fetch_row($result);
$i = 0;
/* Read LOB data */
while ($data = db2_lob_read($result, 2, 6)) {
echo "Loop $i: $data\n";
$i = $i + 1;
}
$drop = 'DROP TABLE blob_stream';
$result = @db2_exec( $conn, $drop );
$create = 'CREATE TABLE blob_stream (id INTEGER, my_blob CLOB)';
$result = db2_exec( $conn, $create );
$variable = "";
$stmt = db2_prepare($conn, "INSERT INTO blob_stream (id,my_blob) VALUES (1, ?)");
$variable = "THIS IS A BLOB TEST. THIS IS A BLOB TEST.";
db2_bind_param($stmt, 1, "variable", DB2_PARAM_IN);
db2_execute($stmt);
$sql = "SELECT id,my_blob FROM blob_stream";
$result = db2_prepare($conn, $sql);
db2_execute($result);
db2_fetch_row($result);
$i = 0;
/* Read LOB data */
while ($data = db2_lob_read($result, 2, 6)) {
echo "Loop $i: $data\n";
$i = $i + 1;
}
} else {
echo 'no connection: ' . db2_conn_errormsg();
}
?>The above example will output:
output
Loop 0: THIS I
Loop 1: S A CL
Loop 2: OB TES
Loop 3: T. THI
Loop 4: S IS A
Loop 5: CLOB
Loop 6: TEST.
Loop 0: THIS I
Loop 1: S A BL
Loop 2: OB TES
Loop 3: T. THI
Loop 4: S IS A
Loop 5: BLOB
Loop 6: TEST.