<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.maxdb-multi-query">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>maxdb_multi_query</refname>
  <refname>maxdb->multi_query</refname>
  <refpurpose>Performs a query on the database</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <para>Procedural style:</para>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>maxdb_multi_query</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>link</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>query</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>Object oriented style (method):</para>
  <classsynopsis>
   <ooclass><classname>maxdb</classname></ooclass>
   <methodsynopsis>
    <type>bool</type>
    <methodname>multi_query</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>query</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
  </classsynopsis>
  <para>
   The <function>maxdb_multi_query</function> works like the function
   <function>maxdb_query</function>. Multiple queries are not yet supported.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <example>
   <title>Object oriented style</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$maxdb = new maxdb("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");

/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
   printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
   exit();
}

$query  = "SELECT * FROM dual";

/* execute multi query */
if ($maxdb->multi_query($query)) {
   do {
       /* store first result set */
       if ($result = $maxdb->store_result()) {
           while ($row = $result->fetch_row()) {
               printf("%s\n", $row[0]);
           }
           $result->close();
       }
       /* print divider */
       if ($maxdb->more_results()) {
           printf("-----------------\n");
       }
   } while ($maxdb->next_result());
}

/* close connection */
$maxdb->close();
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  <example>
   <title>Procedural style</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$link = maxdb_connect("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");

/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
   printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
   exit();
}

$query = "SELECT * FROM dual";

/* execute multi query */
if (maxdb_multi_query($link, $query)) {
   do {
       /* store first result set */
       if ($result = maxdb_store_result($link)) {
           while ($row = maxdb_fetch_row($result)) {
               printf("%s\n", $row[0]);
           }
           maxdb_free_result($result);
       }
       /* print divider */
       if (maxdb_more_results($link)) {
           printf("-----------------\n");
       }
   } while (maxdb_next_result($link));
}

/* close connection */
maxdb_close($link);
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  <para>
   The above examples would produce the following output:
  </para>
  <screen>
<![CDATA[
a
]]>
  </screen>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>maxdb_use_result</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_store_result</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_next_result</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_more_results</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
Local variables:
mode: sgml
sgml-omittag:t
sgml-shorttag:t
sgml-minimize-attributes:nil
sgml-always-quote-attributes:t
sgml-indent-step:1
sgml-indent-data:t
indent-tabs-mode:nil
sgml-parent-document:nil
sgml-default-dtd-file:"../../../../manual.ced"
sgml-exposed-tags:nil
sgml-local-catalogs:nil
sgml-local-ecat-files:nil
End:
vim600: syn=xml fen fdm=syntax fdl=2 si
vim: et tw=78 syn=sgml
vi: ts=1 sw=1
-->