jimw Thu Dec 6 20:03:38 2001 EDT
Modified files:
/phpdoc/en/functions ibase.xml
Log:
clarify ibase_query documentation.
Index: phpdoc/en/functions/ibase.xml
diff -u phpdoc/en/functions/ibase.xml:1.34 phpdoc/en/functions/ibase.xml:1.35
--- phpdoc/en/functions/ibase.xml:1.34 Mon Dec 3 13:47:11 2001
+++ phpdoc/en/functions/ibase.xml Thu Dec 6 20:03:33 2001
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.34 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.35 $ -->
<reference id="ref.ibase">
<title>InterBase functions</title>
<titleabbrev>InterBase</titleabbrev>
@@ -245,21 +245,18 @@
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
- Performs a query on an InterBase database, returning a result
- identifier for use with <function>ibase_fetch_row</function>,
- <function>ibase_fetch_object</function>,
- <function>ibase_free_result</function> and
- <function>ibase_free_query</function>.
+ Performs a query on an InterBase database. If the query is not
+ successful, returns false. If it is successful and there are resulting
+ rows (such as with a SELECT query), returns a result identifier. If
+ the query was successful and there were no results, returns &true;.
+ Returns &false; if the query fails.
</simpara>
- <note>
- <para>
- Although this function supports variable binding to parameter
- placeholders, there is not very much meaning using this capability
- with it. For real life use and an example, see
- <function>ibase_prepare</function> and
- <function>ibase_execute</function>.
- </para>
- </note>
+ <para>
+ See also <function>ibase_errmsg</function>,
+ <function>ibase_fetch_row</function>,
+ <function>ibase_fetch_object</function>, and
+ <function>ibase_free_result</function>.
+ </para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
