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# mssql_init

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5, PECL odbtp >= 1.1.1)

mssql_init — Initializes a stored procedure or a remote stored procedure

### Description

resource mssql_init ( string `$sp_name` [, resource `$link_identifier` ] )

Initializes a stored procedure or a remote stored procedure.

### Parameters

`sp_name`

  Stored procedure name, like ownew.sp_name or otherdb.owner.sp_name.

`link_identifier`

  A MS SQL link identifier, returned by mssql_connect().

### Return Values

Returns a resource identifier "statement", used in subsequent calls to mssql_bind() and mssql_execute(), or `FALSE` on errors.

### Examples

Example #1 mssql_init() example

`<?php
// Connect to MSSQL and select the database
$link = mssql_connect('KALLESPC\SQLEXPRESS', 'sa', 'phpfi');
mssql_select_db('php', $link);
// Create a new statement
$stmt = mssql_init('StatementTest', $link);
// Bind values here
// Once values are binded we execute our statement
// using mssql_execute:
mssql_execute($stmt);
// And we can free it like so:
mssql_free_statement($stmt);
?>`

### See Also

- mssql_bind() - Adds a parameter to a stored procedure or a remote stored procedure
- mssql_execute() - Executes a stored procedure on a MS SQL server database
- mssql_free_statement() - Free statement memory

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