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 = PGSQL_SEEK_CUR
] )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) orPGSQL_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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