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+<?php  if (!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+/**
+ * Code Igniter
+ *
+ * An open source application development framework for PHP 4.3.2 or newer
+ *
+ * @package		CodeIgniter
+ * @author		Rick Ellis
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2006, pMachine, Inc.
+ * @license		http://www.codeignitor.com/user_guide/license.html 
+ * @link		http://www.codeigniter.com
+ * @since		Version 1.0
+ * @filesource
+ */
+ 
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Database Utility Class
+ *
+ * @category	Database
+ * @author		Rick Ellis
+ * @link		http://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/database/
+ */
+class CI_DB_utility {
+
+
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Database Version Number.  Returns a string containing the 
+	 * version of the database being used
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	string	
+	 */	
+	function version()
+	{
+		if (FALSE === ($sql = $this->_version()))
+		{
+            if ($this->db_debug)
+            {
+				return $this->display_error('db_unsupported_function');
+            }
+            return FALSE;        
+		}
+		
+        if ($this->dbdriver == 'oci8')
+        {
+			return $sql;
+		}		
+	
+		$query = $this->query($sql);
+		$row = $query->row();
+		return $row->ver;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an array of table names
+	 * 
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	array		 
+	 */	
+	function tables()
+	{      
+		if (FALSE === ($sql = $this->_show_tables()))
+		{
+            if ($this->db_debug)
+            {
+				return $this->display_error('db_unsupported_function');
+            }
+            return FALSE;        
+		}
+
+		$retval = array();
+		$query = $this->query($sql);
+		
+		if ($query->num_rows() > 0)
+		{
+			foreach($query->result_array() as $row)
+			{
+				if (isset($row['TABLE_NAME']))
+				{
+					$retval[] = $row['TABLE_NAME'];
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					$retval[] = array_shift($row);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $retval;
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine if a particular table exists
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @return	boolean
+	 */
+	function table_exists($table_name)
+	{		
+		return ( ! in_array($this->dbprefix.$table_name, $this->tables())) ? FALSE : TRUE;
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Fetch MySQL Field Names
+	 *
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	array		 
+	 */
+    function field_names($table = '')
+    {
+    	if ($table == '')
+    	{
+			if ($this->db_debug)
+			{
+				return $this->display_error('db_field_param_missing');
+			}
+			return FALSE;			
+    	}
+    	
+		if (FALSE === ($sql = $this->_show_columns($this->dbprefix.$table)))
+		{
+            if ($this->db_debug)
+            {
+				return $this->display_error('db_unsupported_function');
+            }
+            return FALSE;        
+		}
+    	
+    	$query = $this->query($sql);
+    	
+    	$retval = array();
+		foreach($query->result_array() as $row)
+		{
+			if (isset($row['COLUMN_NAME']))
+			{
+				$retval[] = $row['COLUMN_NAME'];
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$retval[] = current($row);
+			}    	
+		}
+    	
+    	return $retval;
+    }
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an object with field data
+	 * 
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	object		 
+	 */	
+	function field_data($table = '')
+	{
+    	if ($table == '')
+    	{
+			if ($this->db_debug)
+			{
+				return $this->display_error('db_field_param_missing');
+			}
+			return FALSE;			
+    	}
+    	
+    	return $this->_field_data($this->dbprefix.$table);
+	}	
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Primary
+	 *
+	 * Retrieves the primary key.  It assumes that the row in the first
+	 * position is the primary key
+	 * 
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table name
+	 * @return	string		 
+	 */	
+	function primary($table = '')
+	{	
+		$fields = $this->field_names($table);
+		
+		if ( ! is_array($fields))
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		return current($fields);
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Generate an insert string
+	 * 
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table upon which the query will be performed
+	 * @param	array	an associative array data of key/values
+	 * @return	string		 
+	 */	
+	function insert_string($table, $data)
+	{
+		$fields = array();      
+		$values = array();
+		
+		foreach($data as $key => $val) 
+		{
+			$fields[] = $key;
+			$values[] = $this->escape($val);
+		}
+
+		return $this->_insert($this->dbprefix.$table, $fields, $values);
+	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Generate an update string
+	 * 
+	 * @access	public
+	 * @param	string	the table upon which the query will be performed
+	 * @param	array	an associative array data of key/values
+	 * @param	mixed	the "where" statement
+	 * @return	string		 
+	 */	
+	function update_string($table, $data, $where)
+	{
+		if ($where == '')
+			return false;
+					
+		$fields = array();
+		foreach($data as $key => $val) 
+		{
+			$fields[$key] = $this->escape($val);
+		}
+
+		if ( ! is_array($where))
+		{
+			$dest = array($where);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$dest = array();
+			foreach ($where as $key => $val)
+			{
+				$prefix = (count($dest) == 0) ? '' : ' AND ';
+	
+				if ($val != '')
+				{
+					if ( ! $this->_has_operator($key))
+					{
+						$key .= ' =';
+					}
+				
+					$val = ' '.$this->escape($val);
+				}
+							
+				$dest[] = $prefix.$key.$val;
+			}
+		}		
+
+		return $this->_update($this->dbprefix.$table, $fields, $dest);
+	}    
+
+
+}
+
+?>
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