Db2_columns difficulty

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August 17th, 2007, 07:10 AM

SimonJ621

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Db2_columns difficulty

Hi,

I am attempting to retrieve column names from a table in DB2 using php. While I have a valid connection to the database, I cannot get the db2_columns function to return results. I'm very new to using DB2 and would appreciate any help or suggestions. The following is the code I am attempting:

$con = db2_pconnect($dbname, $username, $password);

PHP Code:


		
			
if ($con) {

   

   $schema = "%";

   $tbl = "table1";

   

   $store = db2_columns($con, "", $schema, $tbl, "");



   echo db2_result($store, "COLUMN_NAME");

If I var_dump $store, I get the following:

Quote:

resource(3) of type (DB2 Statement) bool(false)

I know the connection works because I have been able to run sql and return results using the same connection. Thank you for all your help.

Jason
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August 17th, 2007, 09:36 AM

SimonJ621

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Well, I didn't figure out how to use db2_columns correctly, but I'm under a time constraint so the following is my work-around to grab the number of columns and the column names:

PHP Code:


		
			
 $dbconn = db2_pconnect($dbname, $username, $password);



if ($dbconn) {

   $sql = "SELECT * FROM TABLE1 FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY";

   $stmt = db2_prepare($dbconn, $sql);

   $db2_execute($stmt);



   $colNumber = 0;



   while ($result = db2_fetch_array($stmt)) {

      $colNumber = count($result);

   }



   $i = 0;

   $colNames = array();



   while ($i < $colNumber) {

      $colNames[$i] = db2_field_name($stmt, $i);

      $i++;

   }

else {

   echo "Connection failed.<br />";

   echo db2_conn_errormsg();

}

Jason
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