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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.maxdb-stmt-error">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>maxdb_stmt_error</refname>
  <refname>maxdb_stmt->error</refname>
  <refpurpose>Returns a string description for last statement error</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <para>Procedural style:</para>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>string</type><methodname>maxdb_stmt_error</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>stmt</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>Object oriented style (property):</para>
  <classsynopsis>
   <ooclass><classname>stmt</classname></ooclass>
   <fieldsynopsis><type>string</type><varname>error</varname></fieldsynopsis>
  </classsynopsis>
  <para>
   For the statement specified by <literal>stmt</literal>, <function>maxdb_stmt_error</function>
   returns a containing the error message for the most recently invoked statement function that
   can succeed or fail.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   A string that describes the error. An empty string if no error occurred.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

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

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

$maxdb->query("CREATE TABLE temp.mycity LIKE hotel.city");
$maxdb->query("INSERT INTO temp.mycity SELECT * FROM hotel.city");


$query = "SELECT name, zip FROM temp.mycity ORDER BY name";
if ($stmt = $maxdb->prepare($query)) {

   /* drop table */
   $maxdb->query("DROP TABLE temp.mycity");

   /* execute query */
   $stmt->execute();

   printf("Error: %s.\n", $stmt->error);

   /* close statement */
   $stmt->close();
}

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

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

maxdb_query($link, "CREATE TABLE temp.mycity LIKE hotel.city");
maxdb_query($link, "INSERT INTO temp.mycity SELECT * FROM hotel.city");


$query = "SELECT name, zip FROM temp.mycity ORDER BY name";
if ($stmt = maxdb_prepare($link, $query)) {

   /* drop table */
   maxdb_query($link, "DROP TABLE temp.mycity");

   /* execute query */
   maxdb_stmt_execute($stmt);

   printf("Error: %s.\n", maxdb_stmt_error($stmt));

   /* close statement */
   maxdb_stmt_close($stmt);
}

/* close connection */
maxdb_close($link);
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  <para>
   The above examples would produce the following output:
  </para>
  <screen>
<![CDATA[
Warning: maxdb_stmt_execute(): -4004 POS(23) Unknown table name:MYCITY [42000] <...>
Error: POS(23) Unknown table name:MYCITY.
]]>
  </screen>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>maxdb_stmt_errno</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_stmt_sqlstate</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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