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mysql_real_query(3) MariaDB Connector/C mysql_real_query(3)

Name

mysql_real_query - execute a statement (binary safe)

Synopsis

#include <mysql.h>
int mysql_real_query(MYSQL * mysql,

const char * query,
unsigned long length);

Description

mysql_real_query() is the binary safe function for performing a statement on the database server.

Parameter

mysql - a mysql handle, which was previously allocated by mysql_init(3) and connected by mysql_real_connect(3).
query - a string containing the statement to be performed.
length - length of the string.

Notes

Contrary to the mysql_query(3) function, mysql_real_query is binary safe.
To determine if mysql_real_query returns a result set use the mysql_num_fields(3) function.

Return value

Returns zero on success, otherwise non zero.

See also

mysql_query(3)
mysql_num_fields(3)
mysql_use_result(3)
mysql_store_result(3)
Version 3.3.1