[PHP-DEV] Re: Reported bug in database From: Andi Gutmans (andi <email protected>)
Date: 06/18/98

yOn Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Graeme Merrall wrote:

> Noticed your bug.
> Memo fields bit not have to be called using echo. The trailing 1 is
> actually echo returning the result of being called. If you just type the
> name of the field without echo that should get rid of t. E.g
> echo odbc_result("field")
> to
> odbc_result("field")

God damn. That was the problem. odbc_result() usually returns the value of
the field, but if the field is a memo field then it will print out the
value instead of returing it's value.
Why is this? It's kind of inconsistant? You want to close the bug report
kara?

Andi