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<h1 class="refname">sybase_select_db</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">sybase_select_db</span> — <span class="dc-title">Selects a Sybase database</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type">bool</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>sybase_select_db</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$database_name</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">resource</span> <code class="parameter">$link_identifier</code></span>
] )</div>
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<span class="function"><strong>sybase_select_db()</strong></span> sets the current active
database on the server that's associated with the specified link
identifier.
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Every subsequent call to <span class="function"><a href="function.sybase-query.html" class="function">sybase_query()</a></span> will be
made on the active database.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">database_name</code></em></span>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">link_identifier</code></em></span>
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If no link identifier is specified, the last opened link is assumed.
If no link is open, the function will try to establish a link as if
<span class="function"><a href="function.sybase-connect.html" class="function">sybase_connect()</a></span> was called, and use it.
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<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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Returns <strong><code>TRUE</code></strong> on success or <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> on failure.
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<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
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<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.sybase-connect.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">sybase_connect()</a> - Opens a Sybase server connection</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.sybase-pconnect.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">sybase_pconnect()</a> - Open persistent Sybase connection</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.sybase-query.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">sybase_query()</a> - Sends a Sybase query</span></li>
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