pg_lo_read
    (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)
pg_lo_read -- Read a large object
Description
string 
pg_lo_read ( resource large_object [, int len] )
   pg_lo_read() reads at most
   len bytes from a large object and
   returns it as a string.
  
   To use the large object interface, it is necessary to
   enclose it within a transaction block.
  
Note: 
    This function used to be called pg_loread().
   
Parameters
   
- large_object
 
       PostgreSQL large object (LOB) resource, returned by pg_lo_open().
      
- len
 
       An optional maximum number of bytes to return.  Defaults to 8192.
      
 
  Return Values
   A string containing len bytes from the
   large object, or FALSE on error.
  
Examples
   
Example 1. pg_lo_read() example 
<?php    $doc_oid = 189762345;    $database = pg_connect("dbname=jacarta");    pg_query($database, "begin");    $handle = pg_lo_open($database, $doc_oid, "r");    $data = pg_lo_read($handle, 50000);    pg_query($database, "commit");    echo $data; ?>
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