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<h1 class="refname">ibase_blob_create</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">ibase_blob_create</span> — <span class="dc-title">Create a new blob for adding data</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type">resource</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>ibase_blob_create</strong></span>
([ <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">resource</span> <code class="parameter">$link_identifier</code><span class="initializer"> = <strong><code>NULL</code></strong></span></span>
] )</div>
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<span class="function"><strong>ibase_blob_create()</strong></span> creates a new BLOB for filling with
data.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">link_identifier</code></em></span>
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An InterBase link identifier. If omitted, the last opened link is
assumed.
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<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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Returns a BLOB handle for later use with
<span class="function"><a href="function.ibase-blob-add.html" class="function">ibase_blob_add()</a></span> or <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> on failure.
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-function.ibase-blob-create-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
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<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.ibase-blob-add.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">ibase_blob_add()</a> - Add data into a newly created blob</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.ibase-blob-cancel.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">ibase_blob_cancel()</a> - Cancel creating blob</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.ibase-blob-close.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">ibase_blob_close()</a> - Close blob</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.ibase-blob-import.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">ibase_blob_import()</a> - Create blob, copy file in it, and close it</span></li>
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