reference/ibase/functions/ibase-connect.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!-- $Revision$ -->
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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.ibase-connect">
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>ibase_connect</refname>
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<refpurpose>Open a connection to an InterBase database</refpurpose>
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<refpurpose>Open a connection to a database</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsect1 role="description">
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<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>sync</parameter></methodparam>
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</methodsynopsis>
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<para>
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Establishes a connection to an InterBase server.
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Establishes a connection to an Firebird/InterBase server.
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</para>
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In case a second call is made to <function>ibase_connect</function> with
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<para>
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The <parameter>database</parameter> argument has to be a valid path to
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database file on the server it resides on. If the server is not local,
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it must be prefixed with either 'hostname:' (TCP/IP), '//hostname/'
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(NetBEUI) or 'hostname@' (IPX/SPX), depending on the connection
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it must be prefixed with either 'hostname:' (TCP/IP), 'hostname/port:'
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(TCP/IP with interbase server on custom TCP port), '//hostname/'
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(NetBEUI), depending on the connection
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protocol used.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>
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<parameter>dialect</parameter> selects the default SQL dialect for any
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statement executed within a connection, and it defaults to the highest
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one supported by client libraries. Functional only with InterBase 6
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one supported by client libraries.
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</para>
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<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
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&reftitle.returnvalues;
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Returns an InterBase link identifier on success, or &false; on error.
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Returns an Firebird/InterBase link identifier on success, or &false; on error.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 role="changelog">
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&reftitle.changelog;
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<para>
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<informaltable>
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<thead>
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<row>
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<entry>&Version;</entry>
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<entry>&Description;</entry>
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<tbody>
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<row>
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<entry>4.0.0</entry>
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The <parameter>buffers</parameter>, <parameter>dialect</parameter>
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<refsect1 role="examples">
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&reftitle.examples;
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<para>
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