diff --git a/functions/oci8.xml b/functions/oci8.xml
index fddf9f48c0..4244295d42 100644
--- a/functions/oci8.xml
+++ b/functions/oci8.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.31 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.32 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.oci8">
   <title>Oracle 8 functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>OCI8</titleabbrev>
@@ -782,6 +782,36 @@ Upload file: &lt;input type="file" name="lob_upload">&lt;br>
      OCIFreeStatement($stmt);
      OCILogoff($conn);
   }
+?>
+     </programlisting>
+    </example>
+    <example>
+     <title>OCINewDescriptor</title>
+     <programlisting>
+&lt;?php   
+    /* Calling PL/SQL stored procedures which contain clobs as input
+     * parameters (PHP 4 >= 4.0.6). 
+     * Example PL/SQL stored procedure signature is:
+     *
+     * PROCEDURE save_data
+     *   Argument Name                  Type                    In/Out Default?
+     *   ------------------------------ ----------------------- ------ --------
+     *   KEY                            NUMBER(38)              IN
+     *   DATA                           CLOB                    IN
+     *
+     */
+
+    $conn = OCILogon($user, $password);
+    $stmt = OCIParse($conn, "begin save_data(:key, :data); end;");
+    $clob = OCINewDescriptor($conn, OCI_D_LOB);
+	OCIBindByName($stmt, ':key', $key);
+	OCIBindByName($stmt, ':data', $clob, -1, OCI_B_CLOB);
+	$clob->WriteTemporary($data);
+	OCIExecute($stmt, OCI_DEFAULT);
+	OCICommit($conn);
+	$clob->close();
+	$clob->free();
+	OCIFreeStatement($stmt);
 ?>
      </programlisting>
     </example>