(PHP 3 >= 3.0.6, PHP 4, PHP 5)
odbc_prepare -- Prepares a statement for execution
Description
resource 
odbc_prepare ( resource connection_id, string query_string )
     Returns FALSE on error.
    
     Returns an ODBC result identifier if the SQL command was prepared
     successfully.  The result identifier can be used later to execute
     the statement with odbc_execute().
    
     Some databases (such as IBM DB2, MS SQL Server, and Oracle) support
     stored procedures that accept parameters of type IN, INOUT, and OUT as
     defined by the ODBC specification.  However, the Unified ODBC driver
     currently only supports parameters of type IN to stored procedures.
    
     In the following code, $res will only be
     valid if all three parameters to myproc are IN parameters:
     
<?php $a = 1; $b = 2; $c = 3; $stmt = odbc_prepare($conn, 'CALL myproc(?,?,?)'); $res = odbc_execute($stmt, array($a, $b, $c)); ?>
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     If you need to call a stored procedure using INOUT or OUT parameters,
     the recommended workaround is to use a native extension for your database
     (for example, 
mssql for MS SQL Server,
     or 
oci8 for Oracle).