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Best regards, George Nicolae IT Manager ___________________ X-Playin - Professional Web Design www.x-playin.f2s.com "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > George > > Thank you. I didn't understand the meaning of the "void" preceding the > syntax in the statement. I should have looked this up, and have now. Thank > you for pointing me in the right direction - much apreciated! > > Ben > "George Nicolae" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > odbc_close($link) is a void function. didn't return anything. look in > > documentation at odbc_close(); > > > > -- > > > > > > Best regards, > > George Nicolae > > IT Manager > > ___________________ > > X-Playin - Professional Web Design > > www.x-playin.f2s.com > > > > > > > > "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > Hello > > > > > > I've installed mysql and php on W2K with IIS5.0 and I'm having some > > trouble > > > closing my connection, which is established via odbc. > > > > > > I have been using the following php code to connect: > > > > > > $link = odbc_connect("forum", "ben", "dulwich") > > > or die("Could not connect"); > > > print "Connected successfully"; > > > > > > > > > > > > This connects successfully. I then execute my query, which returns a > > result. > > > All is fine so far. > > > > > > Unfortunately, when I come to close the connection, I have a problem: > > > > > > mysql_free_result ($result); > > > > > > print "Connection about to be closed"; > > > // Closing connection > > > odbc_close($link) > > > or die ("connection not closed"); > > > It always prints "connection not closed". Is this because the connection > > is > > > not closing, or simply that the "or die" option is not applicable for > the > > > statement "odbc_close()"? I've read the manual and been through > tutorials > > > etc but haven't found any conclusive answers on this, and I'd be > gratefull > > > for any help! > > > > > > Thanks very much in advance. > > > > > > Ben > > > > > > > > > > > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]