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Last updated: Thu, 26 Jun 2008

pg_lo_seek

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

pg_lo_seek — Seeks position within a large object

Description

bool pg_lo_seek ( resource $large_object , int $offset [, int $whence ] )

pg_lo_seek() seeks a position within a large object resource.

To use the large object interface, it is necessary to enclose it within a transaction block.

Parameters

large_object

PostgreSQL large object (LOB) resource, returned by pg_lo_open().

offset

The number of bytes to seek.

whence

One of the constants PGSQL_SEEK_SET (seek from object start), PGSQL_SEEK_CUR (seek from current position) or PGSQL_SEEK_END (seek from object end) .

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 pg_lo_seek() example

<?php
   $doc_oid = 189762345;
   $database = pg_connect("dbname=jacarta");
   pg_query($database, "begin");
   $handle = pg_lo_open($database, $doc_oid, "r");
   // Skip first 50000 bytes
   pg_lo_seek($handle, 50000, PGSQL_SEEK_SET);
   // Read the next 10000 bytes
   $data = pg_lo_read($handle, 10000);
   pg_query($database, "commit");
   echo $data;
?>

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