On May 13, 2004 09:25 am, Stanislav Malyshev wrote:
> I have discovered that SQLite function sqlite_query runs sqlite_exec
> function if it's return value is used and sqlite_compile/sqlite_step combo
> if return value is used. I think this is a problem - if I want to run some
> pack of queries (like, create whole DB schema in one call), I can do it
> with sqlite_query - but only if I don't check the return value - and thus
> don't know if it succeeded or not! If I check the return value, it runs
> sqlite_compile/sqlite_step, which can not run multiple SQL statements.

You could always check the status of the query by running the 
sqlite_last_error().

> I think this should be fixed. In order not to break BC, I propose to add
> new function to SQLite API - sqlite_exec, which - surprise! - would always
> call sqlite_exec and would return only true/false.

Good idea.

> Though, the even better 
> solution would be to kill that return_value_used check altogether and use
> two separate functions always, depending on the task.

I'd prefer to have sqlite_exec() like you propose and leave sqlite_query() as 
is.

Ilia

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