cp_dbms

Section: cp_dbms (3)
Updated: MARCH 2006
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NAME

cp_db_connection_prepare_statement - create a prepared statement

SYNOPSIS

cp_db_statement *
      cp_db_connection_prepare_statement(cp_db_connection *connection,
                                         int prm_count,
                                         cp_field_type *prm_types,
                                         char *query);

DESCRIPTION

cp_db_connection_prepare_statement creates a prepared statement with prm_count parameters of the types given by prm_types for the query query on the connection connection. Parameters are specified as '?' in the query string; implementations may support other formats in addition. See cp_db_connection_select(3) for a list of the parameter types that may be used in the prm_type parameter type specification vector.

RETURN VALUE

a cp_db_statement representing the prepared statement on success or NULL on failure.