pg_lo_tell
    (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)
pg_lo_tell -- 
   Returns current seek position a of large object
  
Description
int 
pg_lo_tell ( resource large_object )
   pg_lo_tell() returns the current position (offset
   from the beginning) of a large object.
  
   To use the large object interface, it is necessary to
   enclose it within a transaction block.
  
Parameters
   
- large_object
 
       PostgreSQL large object (LOB) resource, returned by pg_lo_open().
      
 
  Return Values
   The current seek offset (in number of bytes) from the beginning of the large
   object.  If there is an error, the return value is negative.
  
Examples
   
Example 1. pg_lo_tell() example 
<?php    $doc_oid = 189762345;    $database = pg_connect("dbname=jacarta");    pg_query($database, "begin");    $handle = pg_lo_open($database, $doc_oid, "r");    // Skip first 50000 bytes    pg_lo_seek($handle, 50000, PGSQL_SEEK_SET);    // See how far we've skipped    $offset = pg_lo_tell($handle);    echo "Seek position is: $offset";    pg_query($database, "commit"); ?>
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