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<h2>ADOdb Data Dictionary Library for PHP</h2>
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<p> V3.94 13 Oct 2003 (c) 2000-2003 John Lim (<a href="mailto:jlim#natsoft.com.my">jlim#natsoft.com.my</a>)</p>
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<p><font size=1>This software is dual licensed using BSD-Style and LGPL. This
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means you can use it in compiled proprietary and commercial products.</font></p>
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<p>Useful ADOdb links: <a href=http://php.weblogs.com/adodb?dd=1>Download</a> <a href=http://php.weblogs.com/adodb_manual?dd=1>Other Docs</a>
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<p>This documentation describes a class library to automate the creation of tables,
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indexes and foreign key constraints portably for multiple databases.
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<p>Currently the following databases are supported:
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<p> Well-tested: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL. <br>
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Beta-quality: DB2, Informix, Sybase, Interbase, Firebird.<br>
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Alpha-quality: MS Access (does not support DEFAULT values) and generic ODBC.</p>
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<h3>Example Usage</h3>
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<pre>include_once('adodb.inc.php');
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<font color="#006600">
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# First create a normal connection
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</font>$db->NewADOConnection('mysql');
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$db->Connect(...);
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<br>
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<font color="#006600"># Then create a data dictionary object, using this connection
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</font>$dict = <strong>NewDataDictionary</strong>($db);
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<font color="#006600"># We have a portable declarative data dictionary format in ADOdb 3.50, similar to SQL.
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# Field types use 1 character codes, and fields are separated by commas.
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# The following example creates three fields: "col1", "col2" and "col3":</font>
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$flds = "
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<font color="#663300"><strong> col1 C(32) NOTNULL DEFAULT 'abc',
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col2 I DEFAULT 0,
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col3 N(12.2)</strong></font>
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";<br>
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<font color="#006600"># We demonstrate creating tables and indexes</font>
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$sqlarray = $dict-><strong>CreateTableSQL</strong>($tabname, $flds, $taboptarray);
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$dict-><strong>ExecuteSQLArray</strong>($sqlarray);<br>
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$idxflds = 'co11, col2';
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$sqlarray = $dict-><strong>CreateIndexSQL</strong>($idxname, $tabname, $idxflds);
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$dict-><strong>ExecuteSQLArray</strong>($sqlarray);
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</pre>
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<h3>Functions</h3>
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<p><b>function CreateDatabase($dbname, $optionsarray=false)</b>
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<p>Create a database with the name $dbname;
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<p><b>function CreateTableSQL($tabname, $fldarray, $taboptarray=false)</b>
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<pre>
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RETURNS: an array of strings, the sql to be executed, or false
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$tabname: name of table
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$fldarray: string (or array) containing field info
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$taboptarray: array containing table options
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</pre>
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<p>
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The new format of $fldarray uses a free text format, where each field is comma-delimited.
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The first token for each field is the field name, followed by the type and optional
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field size. Then optional keywords in $otheroptions:
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<pre> "$fieldname $type $colsize $otheroptions"</pre>
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<p> The older (and still supported) format of $fldarray is a 2-dimensional array, where each row in the
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1st dimension represents one field. Each row has this format:
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<pre> array($fieldname, $type, [,$colsize] [,$otheroptions]*)</pre>
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The first 2 fields must be the field name and the field type. The field type
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can be a portable type codes or the actual type for that database.
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<p>
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Legal portable type codes include:
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<pre>
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C: varchar
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X: Largest varchar size
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XL: For Oracle, returns CLOB, otherwise same as 'X' above
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C2: Multibyte varchar
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X2: Multibyte varchar (largest size)
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B: BLOB (binary large object)<br>
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D: Date (some databases do not support this, and we return a datetime type)
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T: Datetime or Timestamp
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L: Integer field suitable for storing booleans (0 or 1)
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I: Integer (mapped to I4)
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I1: 1-byte integer
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I2: 2-byte integer
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I4: 4-byte integer
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I8: 8-byte integer
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F: Floating point number
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N: Numeric or decimal number
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</pre>
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<p> The $colsize field represents the size of the field. If a decimal number is
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used, then it is assumed that the number following the dot is the precision,
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so 6.2 means a number of size 6 digits and 2 decimal places. It is
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recommended that the default for number types be represented as a string to
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avoid any rounding errors.
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<p>
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The $otheroptions include the following keywords (case-insensitive):
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<pre>
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AUTO For autoincrement number. Emulated with triggers if not available.
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Sets NOTNULL also.
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AUTOINCREMENT Same as auto.
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KEY Primary key field. Sets NOTNULL also. Compound keys are supported.
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PRIMARY Same as KEY.
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DEF Synonym for DEFAULT for lazy typists.
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DEFAULT The default value. Character strings are auto-quoted unless
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the string begins and ends with spaces, eg ' SYSDATE '.
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NOTNULL If field is not null.
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DEFDATE Set default value to call function to get today's date.
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DEFTIMESTAMP Set default to call function to get today's datetime.
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NOQUOTE Prevents autoquoting of default string values.
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CONSTRAINTS Additional constraints defined at the end of the field
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definition.
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</pre>
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<p> The Data Dictonary accepts two formats, the older array specification: </p>
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<pre>
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$flds = array(
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array('COLNAME', 'DECIMAL', '8.4', 'DEFAULT' => 0, 'NotNull'),
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array('ID', 'I' , 'AUTO'),
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array('MYDATE', 'D' , 'DEFDATE'),
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array('NAME', 'C' ,'32',
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'CONSTRAINTS' => 'FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES reftable')
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); </pre>
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Or the simpler declarative format:
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<pre> $flds = "
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<font color="#660000"><strong> COLNAME DECIMAL(8.4) DEFAULT 0 NotNull,
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ID I AUTO,
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MYDATE D DEFDATE,
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NAME C(32) CONSTRAINTS 'FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES reftable' </strong></font>
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";
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</pre>
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<p>
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The $taboptarray is the 3rd parameter of the CreateTableSQL function.
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This contains table specific settings. Legal keywords include:
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<ul>
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<li>REPLACE <br>
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Indicates that the previous table definition should be removed (dropped)together
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with ALL data. See first example below.<br>
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</li>
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<li>CONSTRAINTS <br>
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Define this as the key, with the constraint as the value. See the postgresql
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example below. Additional constraints defined for the whole table. You
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will probably need to prefix this with a comma. </li>
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</ul>
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<p> Database specific table options can be defined also using the name of the
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database type as the array key. In the following example, <em>create the table
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as ISAM with MySQL, and store the table in the "users" tablespace
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if using Oracle</em>. And if the table already exists, drop the table first.
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<pre> $taboptarray = array('mysql' => 'TYPE=ISAM', 'oci8' => 'tablespace users', 'REPLACE'); </pre>
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<p>
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You can also define foreignkey constraints. The following is syntax for
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postgresql:<pre>
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$taboptarray = array('constraints' =>
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', FOREIGN KEY (col1) REFERENCES reftable (refcol)');
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</pre>
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<p><strong>function ChangeTableSQL($tabname, $flds)</strong>
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<p>Checks to see if table exists, if table does not exist, behaves like CreateTableSQL.
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If table exists, generates appropriate ALTER TABLE MODIFY COLUMN commands if
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field already exists, or ALTER TABLE ADD $column if field does not exist.
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<p>The class must be connected to the database for ChangeTableSQL to detect the
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existance of the table. Idea and code contributed by Florian Buzin.
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<p><b>function CreateIndexSQL($idxname, $tabname, $flds, $idxoptarray=false)</b>
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RETURNS: an array of strings, the sql to be executed, or false
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<pre>
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$idxname: name of index
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$tabname: name of table
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$flds: list of fields as a comma delimited string or an array of strings
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$idxoptarray: array of index creation options
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</pre>
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<p> $idxoptarray is similar to $taboptarray in that index specific information can
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be embedded in the array. Other options include:
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<pre>
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CLUSTERED Create clustered index (only mssql)
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BITMAP Create bitmap index (only oci8)
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UNIQUE Make unique index
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FULLTEXT Make fulltext index (only mysql)
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HASH Create hash index (only postgres)
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</pre>
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<p> <strong>function AddColumnSQL($tabname, $flds)</strong>
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<p>Add one or more columns. Not guaranteed to work under all situations.
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<p><strong>function AlterColumnSQL($tabname, $flds)</strong>
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<p>Warning, not all databases support this feature.
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<p> <strong>function DropColumnSQL($tabname, $flds)</strong>
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<p>Drop 1 or more columns.
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<p> <strong>function ExecuteSQLArray($sqlarray, $contOnError = true)</strong>
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<pre>
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RETURNS: 0 if failed, 1 if executed all but with errors, 2 if executed successfully
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$sqlarray: an array of strings with sql code (no semicolon at the end of string)
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$contOnError: if true, then continue executing even if error occurs
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</pre>
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<p>Executes an array of SQL strings returned by CreateTableSQL or CreateIndexSQL.
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<hr><a name=xmlschema></a>
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<h2>XML Schema</h2>
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This is a class contributed by Richard Tango-Lowy that allows the user to quickly
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and easily build a database using the excellent
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ADODB database library and a simple XML formatted file.
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<H3>Quick Start</H3>
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<P>First, create an XML database schema. Let's call it "schema.xml:"</P><PRE>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<schema>
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<table name="mytable">
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<field name="row1" type="I">
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<descr>An integer row that's a primary key and autoincrements</descr>
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<KEY/>
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<AUTOINCREMENT/>
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</field>
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<field name="row2" type="C" size="16">
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<descr>A 16 character varchar row that can't be null</descr>
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<NOTNULL/>
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</field>
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</table>
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<index name="myindex" table="mytable">
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<col>row1</col>
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<col>row2</col>
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</index>
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<sql>
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<descr>SQL to be executed only on specific platforms</descr>
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<query platform="postgres|postgres7">
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insert into mytable ( row1, row2 ) values ( 12, 'stuff' )
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</query>
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<query platform="mysql">
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insert into mytable ( row1, row2 ) values ( 12, 'different stuff' )
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</query>
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</sql>
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</schema>
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</PRE><P>Create a new database using the appropriate tool for your platform.
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Executing the following PHP code will create the a <i>mytable</i> and <i>myindex</i>
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in the database and insert one row into <i>mytable</i> if the platform is postgres or mysql. </P><PRE>
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include_once('/path/to/adodb.inc.php');
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include_once('/path/to/adodb-xmlschema.inc.php');
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// To build the schema, start by creating a normal ADOdb connection:
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$db->NewADOConnection( 'mysql' );
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$db->Connect( ... );
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// Create the schema object and build the query array.
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$schema = <B>new adoSchema</B>( $db );
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// Optionally, set a prefix for newly-created tables. In this example
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// the prefix "myprefix_" will result in a table named "myprefix_tablename".
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//$schema-><B>setPrefix</B>( "myprefix_" );
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// Build the SQL array
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$sql = $schema-><B>ParseSchema</B>( "schema.xml" );
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// Execute the SQL on the database
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$result = $schema-><B>ExecuteSchema</B>( $sql );
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// Finally, clean up after the XML parser
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// (PHP won't do this for you!)
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$schema-><B>Destroy</B>();
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</PRE>
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<H3>XML Schema Format:</H3>
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<P>(See <a href="http://arscognita.com/xmlschema.dtd">ADOdb_schema.dtd</a> for the full specification)</P>
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<PRE>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<schema>
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<table name="tablename" platform="platform1|platform2|...">
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<descr>Optional description</descr>
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<field name="fieldname" type="datadict_type" size="size">
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<KEY/>
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<NOTNULL/>
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<AUTOINCREMENT/>
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<DEFAULT value="value"/>
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</field>
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... <i>more fields</i>
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</table>
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... <i>more tables</i>
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<index name="indexname" platform="platform1|platform2|...">
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<descr>Optional description</descr>
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<col>fieldname</col>
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... <i>more columns</i>
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</index>
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... <i>more indices</i>
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<sql platform="platform1|platform2|...">
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<descr>Optional description</descr>
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<query platform="platform1|platform2|...">SQL query</query>
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... <i>more queries</i>
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</sql>
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... <i>more SQL</i>
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</schema>
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</PRE>
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<HR>
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<address>If you have any questions or comments, please email them to me at
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<a href="mailto:richtl#arscognita.com">richtl#arscognita.com</a>.</address>
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