odbc_execdirect - Function

Executes a SQL-statement
 

Description

A string with an SQL statement is sent to a previousley connected ODBC datasource for direct execution.

Syntax

odbc_execdirect(sqlstr)

STRING

sqlstr*132;

Principal parameters

sqlstr

- A string containing a valid SQL statement

Optional parameters

None.

Return value

An INT describing the status of sucess. 0 = Ok, -1 = Error.

Comments

If negative status (-1) is returned from odbc_execdirect() the operation failed and the reason to why the function was not successful can be retrieved using odbc_error().

See also

odbc_connect(), odbc_fetch(), odbc_getstring(), odbc_disconnect() and odbc_error()