diff --git a/functions/oci8.xml b/functions/oci8.xml
index 4593e35844..915ae0d8cb 100644
--- a/functions/oci8.xml
+++ b/functions/oci8.xml
@@ -260,7 +260,13 @@ OCILogoff($conn);
   records just after the insert.
 */
 
-$conn = OCILogon("scott","tiger");
+$conne {
+     // $lob_upload contains the temporary filename of the uploaded file
+     $conn = OCILogon($user, $password);
+     $lob = OCINewDescriptor($conn, OCI_D_LOB);
+     $stmt = OCIParse($conn,"insert into $table (id, the_blob) 
+               values(my_seq.NEXTVAL, EMPTY_B
+= OCILogon("scott","tiger");
 
 $stmt = OCIParse($conn,"insert into emp (empno, ename) ".
 					   "values (:empno,:ename) ".
@@ -769,7 +775,7 @@ Upload file: <input type="file" name="lob_upload"><br>
      $stmt = OCIParse($conn,"insert into $table (id, the_blob) 
                values(my_seq.NEXTVAL, EMPTY_BLOB()) returning the_blob into :the_blob");
      OCIBindByName($stmt, ':the_blob', &$lob, -1, OCI_B_BLOB);
-     OCIExecute($stmt);
+     OCIExecute($stmt, OCI_DEFAULT);
      if($lob->savefile($lob_upload)){
         OCICommit($conn);
         echo "Blob successfully uploaded\n";