if you can't use php_mssql module in your environment (suse linux, apache2, php5, FreeTDS, unixODBC) an alternative is to use sql server functions instead of procedures. here is my sample code.
<?php
$connect = odbc_connect($myDB, $myUser, $myPass);
$query = "SELECT dbo.<function>(<column>,<text>) alias";
// perform the query
$result = odbc_exec($connect, $query);
while(odbc_fetch_row($result)) {
$Var1 = odbc_result($result, <column alias>);
//echo "Var1: " . $Var1 . "<br>";
// add additional logic
}
?>
Once I figured this out, my app worked perfectly.
odbc_execute
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
odbc_execute — Executa um comando preparado
Descrição
Executa um comando preparado com odbc_prepare().Retorna TRUE em caso de sucesso ou FALSE em falhas. A matriz parameters_array somente precisa ser dada se você realmente tiver parâmetros em seu comando.
Parâmetros em parameter_array serão substituidos pelos marcadores de lugar na ordem no comando preparado. Elementos desta array serão convertidos para strings ao chamar esta função.
Quaisquer parâmetros em parameter_array que comecem e terminem com aspas simples serão considerados como um nome de arquivo para ler e enviar para o banco de dados como dados para o marcador de lugar apropriado.
Nota: A partir do PHP 4.1.1, esta funcionalidade de leitura de arquivo tem as seguintes restrições:
- A leitura de arquivos não é sujeita a quaiquer restrições safe mode ou open-basedir. Isto foi corrigido no PHP 4.2.0.
- Arquivos Remotos não são suportados.
- Se você querrer guardar uma string que comece e termine com aspas simples, você deverá escapa-la ou adicionar um espaço ou outro caracter que não seja aspas simples no início ou no final do parâmetro, o qual irá prevenir que o parâmetro seja considerado como um nome de arquivo. Se isto não for uma opção, então você deve usar outro mecanismo para guardar a string, como executar a consulta diretamente com odbc_exec().
odbc_execute
29-Apr-2009 06:32
05-Jun-2008 08:05
If you want to use stored procedures with MSSQL over ODBC, please read
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/php-microsoft-sql-server/2
It can you save lots of time ;)
08-Nov-2007 02:09
Obdc_prepare and obdc_execute can only be used as an alternative to odbc_exec in limited circumstances:
$con = obdc_connect ($dsn, $user, $pass);
$sql = "select * from TABLE";
$result = obdc_exec ($con, $sql); //this line can be replaced as blow
//then to see results:
odbc_result_all ($result);
odbc_free_result ($result);
odbc_close ($con);
gives the same result with the middle line as:
$result = odbc_prepare ($con, $sql);
odbc_execute ($result);
as long as $sql contains a well formed and complete query.
There is no point in trying to convert this into a parameter query with question marks as placeholders, since code like this will result only in error messages:
$sql = "select * from TABLE where needle = ?";
$result = odbc_prepare ($con, $sql);
for ($i = 0; $i < 4; $i++)
{
odbc_execute ($result, array ($i));
// and whatever you want to do with the result
// but all you get is "parameter expected" or "count does not match"
}
The lack of documentation for such functions should have been an alarm signal.
24-Aug-2006 11:38
I have a solution for the problem with the strings beeing interpreted as filename because of the single quotes:
Just add a blank to the end of the string:
<?php
function odbc_escape_params ($params) {
if (!is_array($params) or empty($params)) {
return array();
}
foreach ($params as $key=>$val) {
if (strlen($val) > 1 and $val{0} == "'" and $val{strlen($val)-1} == "'") {
$params[$key] .= ' ';
}
}
return $params;
}
?>
27-Mar-2006 09:57
Don't miss the part where it says that if your string starts and ends with a single quote, the string is interpreted as a filename!
This means that you can't do:
$sth = odbc_prepare($dbh, "INSERT INTO people(name) VALUES(?)");
$res = odbc_execute($sth, array($name));
without checking the value of $name--if $name is, say, '\\'c:\\passwords.txt\\'' the contents of c:\\passwords.txt get inserted into your database as a "name".
Also, despite what the documentation suggests, there (incredibly) doesn't appear to be any way to escape your single quotes (via experimentation, and from reading the source): if your string starts and ends with a single quote you cannot use odbc_execute to insert it into the database.
09-Feb-2004 08:55
In reply to tcmleung at yahoo dot com (09-Nov-2001), I would add a caveat that I've found, which is that the odbc.defaultlrl/odbc_longreadlen() values may only apply to odbc->php conversion and not php->odbc (though this may be database-specific). Hence, if you want to post binary data the 4096 byte limit still stands. So you stand a better chance of being able to post binary data using the quoted filename upload procedure described above, rather than using the prepare... execute method with data held in a php variable.
06-Sep-2002 05:45
In reply to cpoirier's note from 04-Mar-2001 03:30:
Currently, Access 2000 DOES support parametrized queries via ODBC. It still seems to have a problem with Memo and OLE fields, but "normal" types work just fine.
09-Nov-2001 09:22
odbc has a maximum buffer size, that means it only stores and retrieves a limited size of data to/from database each time. The maximum buffer size is 4096 and set in php.ini (odbc.defaultlrl). You can set it to higher value for larger data access.
26-Aug-2001 05:43
I don't think odbc_prepare and odbc_execute support output parameters for stored procedures on MSSQL. An example of output parameters for MSSQL is at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q174/2/23.asp
Also, my MSSQL driver seems happy only when I use the following incantation:
...code removed...
$stmt=odbc_prepare($conn_id, "exec my_proc_name ?,?,?");
$parms=array("fred","password",5);
if (!odbc_execute($stmt, &$parms)) die("odbc_execute failed");
23-Jul-2001 11:50
When running the CGI version of 4.0.6 under windows, I came across this error when trying to call a stored procedure in SQL Server using odbc_execute w/ the parameter array set:
FATAL: emalloc(): Unable to allocate 268675669 bytes
Scary error, huh? In my case it just meant that SQL Server couldn't find the stored procedure. Totally my fault, but a rather nondescript error message.
p.
04-Mar-2001 10:30
A quick note in hopes that my pain will save someone else: Microsoft Access ODBC drivers do not support parameterized queries.
17-Oct-2000 01:17
When used with parameters and the statement fails, you cannot use different arguments anymore, the same arguments as with the failed statement will be used.
27-May-1999 11:08
For a simple database insert to a database that has no password and $from and $to are predefined variables.
<?php
/* get connection */
$conn=odbc_connect("mydb","","");
/* run insert */
$stmt = odbc_prepare($conn, "INSERT INTO mytable (jor_from, jor_to) VALUES('$from', '$to');" );
/* check for errors */
if (!odbc_execute($stmt)) {
/* error */
echo "Whoops";
}
/* close connection */
odbc_close($conn);
?>
16-Aug-1998 04:22
Solid Issue:
Solid defines CHAR, VARCHAR, LONG VARCHAR, BINARY, VARBINARY, and LONG VARBINARY to be a maximum of 2G in length. However, when creating your tables for use with PHP one should choose LONG VARCHAR or LONG VARBINARY for these kinds of fields if you are planning on storing really large or lengthy data. IE: Data exceeding 64k in length such as GIF/JPG, or really huge text areas.
