PHP: Prepares for an Extended Service Request

Description

void yaz_es ( resource $id , string $type , array $args )

This function prepares for an Extended Service Request. Extended Services is family of various Z39.50 facilities, such as Record Update, Item Order, Database administration etc.

Note: Many Z39.50 Servers do not support Extended Services.

The yaz_es() creates an Extended Service Request packages and puts it into a queue of operations. Use yaz_wait() to send the request(s) to the server. After completion of yaz_wait() the result of the Extended Service operation should be expected with a call to yaz_es_result().

Parameters

id: The connection resource returned by yaz_connect().
type: A string which represents the type of the Extended Service: itemorder (Item Order), create (Create Database), drop (Drop Database), commit (Commit Operation), update (Update Record), xmlupdate (XML Update). Each type is specified in the following section.
args: An array with extended service options plus package specific options. The options are identical to those offered in the C API of ZOOM C. Refer to the ZOOM » Extended Services.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 Record Update


<?php

$con = yaz_connect("myhost/database");

$args = array (

    "record" => "<gils><title>some title</title></gils>",

    "syntax" => "xml",

    "action" => "specialUpdate"

);

yaz_es($con, "update", $args);

yaz_wait();

$result = yaz_es_result($id);

?>

yaz_es

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