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<refentry xml:id="function.pg-send-execute" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>pg_send_execute</refname>
  <refpurpose>Sends a request to execute a prepared statement with given parameters, without waiting for the result(s).</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>pg_send_execute</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>connection</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>stmtname</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>params</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
    Sends a request to execute a prepared statement with given parameters, 
    without waiting for the result(s).
  </para>
  <para>
    This is similar to <function>pg_send_query_params</function>, but the command to be executed is specified 
    by naming a previously-prepared statement, instead of giving a query string. The 
    function's parameters are handled identically to <function>pg_execute</function>. 
    Like <function>pg_execute</function>, it will not work on pre-7.4 versions of
    PostgreSQL.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

<refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>connection</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       PostgreSQL database connection resource.  When 
       <parameter>connection</parameter> is not present, the default connection 
       is used. The default connection is the last connection made by 
       <function>pg_connect</function> or <function>pg_pconnect</function>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>stmtname</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The name of the prepared statement to execute.  if
       "" is specified, then the unnamed statement is executed.  The name must have
       been previously prepared using <function>pg_prepare</function>, 
       <function>pg_send_prepare</function> or a <literal>PREPARE</literal> SQL
       command.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>params</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
        An array of parameter values to substitute for the $1, $2, etc. placeholders
        in the original prepared query string.  The number of elements in the array
        must match the number of placeholders.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>Returns &true; on success, &false; on failure.  Use <function>pg_get_result</function>
  to determine the query result.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Using <function>pg_send_execute</function></title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
  $dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");

  // Prepare a query for execution
  if (!pg_connection_busy($dbconn)) {
    pg_send_prepare($dbconn, "my_query", 'SELECT * FROM shops WHERE name = $1');
    $res1 = pg_get_result($dbconn);
  }

  // Execute the prepared query.  Note that it is not necessary to escape
  // the string "Joe's Widgets" in any way
  if (!pg_connection_busy($dbconn)) {
    pg_send_execute($dbconn, "my_query", array("Joe's Widgets"));
    $res2 = pg_get_result($dbconn);
  }
  
  // Execute the same prepared query, this time with a different parameter
  if (!pg_connection_busy($dbconn)) {
    pg_send_execute($dbconn, "my_query", array("Clothes Clothes Clothes"));
    $res3 = pg_get_result($dbconn);
  }
  
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>pg_prepare</function></member>
    <member><function>pg_send_prepare</function></member>
    <member><function>pg_execute</function></member>    
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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