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<refentry xml:id='function.mssql-init' xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>mssql_init</refname>
  <refpurpose>Initializes a stored procedure or a remote stored procedure</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>resource</type><methodname>mssql_init</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>sp_name</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Initializes a stored procedure or a remote stored procedure.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>sp_name</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Stored procedure name, like <literal>ownew.sp_name</literal> or
       <literal>otherdb.owner.sp_name</literal>. 
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       A MS SQL link identifier, returned by 
       <function>mssql_connect</function>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns a resource identifier "statement", used in subsequent calls to
   <function>mssql_bind</function> and <function>mssql_execute</function>,
   or &false; on errors. 
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>mssql_bind</function></member>
    <member><function>mssql_execute</function></member>
    <member><function>mssql_free_statement</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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