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i5_data_area_create

 

Creates data area of given size.

 

    bool i5_data_area_create (string name, int size [, resource connection])

Parameters

 

 

name

Name of the data area

 

size

Size in bytes of the data area

connection

Connection – result of i5_connect

 

Return

True if OK, false if failed.

 

I5_ERR_PHP_HDLDFT

256

No default connection found.

I5_ERR_PHP_HDLCONN

257

This resource has no connection active.

I5_ERR_PHP_RESOURCE_BAD

261

No resource found.

I5_ERR_PHP_TYPEPARAM

262

Type of element x in parameter -1 must be y. Type z was provided.

I5_ERR_PHP_NBPARAM_BAD

263

Wrong parameter count

I5_ERR_PHP_EMPTY_NAME

314

Object name can not be empty

 

 

Example

 

 

 

 $ret = i5_data_area_create ("QTEMP/MYDTA" , 50);

if (!$ret) trigger_error("i5_data_area_create error : ".i5_errormsg(), E_USER_ERROR);

 

$ret = i5_data_area_write ("QTEMP/MYDTA" , "MSG:Hello Word");

if (!$ret) trigger_error("i5_data_area_write error : ".i5_errormsg(), E_USER_ERROR);

 

$ret = i5_data_area_read ("QTEMP/MYDTA", 1, 4);

if (!$ret) trigger_error("i5_data_area_read error : ".i5_errormsg(), E_USER_ERROR);

echo "Type data: $ret<BR>" ;

 

 $ret = i5_data_area_read ("QTEMP/MYDTA");

 if (!$ret) trigger_error("i5_data_area_read error : ".i5_errormsg(), E_USER_ERROR);

 echo "Message: $ret<BR>";

 

 $ret = i5_data_area_delete ("QTEMP/MYDTA");

 if (!$ret) trigger_error("i5_data_area_delete error : ".i5_errormsg(), E_USER_ERROR);