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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * class Owl_DB extends DB_Sql 
+ *
+ * This class is used for DB connections
+ *
+ * @version v 1.1.1.1 2002/12/04
+ * @author michael
+ * @package Owl
+ */
+
+class Owl_DB extends DB_Sql {
+    
+    /** Class name */
+    var $classname = "Owl_DB";
+
+    // BEGIN wes changes -- moved these settings to config/owl.php
+    // Server where the database resides
+    
+    /** Host name.  Retrieved from config/owl.php */
+    var $Host = ""; 
+    /** Database name */
+    var $Database = "";
+    /** Database user */
+    var $User = "";
+    /** Database user password */
+    var $Password = "";     
+    /** Query to execute */
+    var $sQuery;
+    /** Name of table last query was executed on*/
+    var $sLastTableName;
+    /** Where clause last used in query execution */
+    var $sLastWhereClause;
+    /** Order by clause last used in query execution */
+    var $sLastOrderByClause;        
+    
+    /** Default Constructor */
+    function Owl_DB() {
+      global $default;
+      $this->Host = $default->owl_db_host;
+      $this->Database = $default->owl_db_name;
+      $this->User = $default->owl_db_user;
+      $this->Password = $default->owl_db_pass;
+    }
+    // END wes changes
+    
+    /**
+    *   Create a query from the provided paramaters.  The ID column
+    *   is seleted by default
+    *   
+    *   @param $sTableName      Table to query
+    *   @param $aColumns        Columns in table
+    *   @param $sWhereClause    Where clause (optional)
+    *   @param $sOrderByClause  Order by clause (optional)
+    */
+    function createSQLQuery($sTableName, $aColumns, $sWhereClause = null, $sOrderByClause = null) {
+        $this->sLastTableName = $sTableName;
+        $this->sLastWhereCluase = $sWhereClause;
+        $this->sLastOrderByClause = $sOrderByClause;
+        
+        $this->sQuery = "SELECT ID, ";
+        
+        for( $i = 0; $i < count($aColumns) - 1; $i++ ) {            
+            $this->sQuery = $this->sQuery . $aColumns[$i] . ",";
+        }
+        
+        $this->sQuery .= $aColumns[count($aColumns) - 1] . " ";
+        $this->sQuery .= "FROM " . $sTableName . " ";
+        
+        if (isset($sWhereClause)) {
+            $this->sQuery .= "WHERE " . $sWhereClause . " ";
+        }   
+        
+        if (isset($sOrderByClause)) {
+            $this->sQuery .= "ORDER BY " . $sOrderByClause . " ";
+        }
+		
+		$this->query($this->sQuery);
+        
+    }
+    
+    /**
+        Create a query from the provided paramaters, specifying a limit and an offset.
+        The ID column is selected by default
+        
+        @param $sTableName      Table to query
+        @param $aColumns        Columns in table
+        @param $iOffset         Offset
+        @param $iLimit          Limit
+        @param $sWhereClause    Where clause (optional)
+        @param $sOrderByClause  Order by clause (optional)
+    */
+    
+    function createSQLQueryWithOffset($sTableName, $aColumns, $iOffset, $iLimit, $sWhereClause = null, $sOrderByClause = null) {
+        $this->sLastTableName = $sTableName;
+        $this->sLastWhereCluase = $sWhereClause;
+        $this->sLastOrderByClause = $sOrderByClause;
+        
+        $this->sQuery = "SELECT ID, ";
+        
+        for( $i = 0; $i < count($aColumns) - 1; $i++ ) {            
+            $this->sQuery = $this->sQuery . $aColumns[$i] . ",";            
+        }
+        
+        $this->sQuery .= $aColumns[count($aColumns) - 1] . " ";
+        $this->sQuery .= "FROM " . $sTableName . " ";
+        
+        
+        
+        if (isset($sWhereClause)) {
+            $this->sQuery .= "WHERE " . $sWhereClause . " ";
+        }   
+        
+        if (isset($sOrderByClause)) {
+            $this->sQuery .= "ORDER BY " . $sOrderByClause . " ";
+        }
+        
+        $this->sQuery .= "LIMIT " . $iOffset . ", " . $iLimit;
+		$this->query($this->sQuery);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    *   Get the result count for the previously executed query.  Meant
+    *   to be used in conjuction with createSSQLQueryWithOffset so that
+    *   the total number of results can be calculated
+    *   
+    *   @return int row count
+    */
+    function & getLastQueryResultCount() {
+        if (isset($this->sLastTableName)) {
+            $sCountResultQuery = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ResultCount FROM " . $this->sLastTableName;
+            
+            if (isset($this->sLastWhereClause)) {
+                sCountResultQuery . " WHERE " . $this->sLastWhereClause;
+            }
+            $this->query($sCountResultQuery);
+            $this->next_record();
+            return $this->f("ResultCount");
+        } else {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    *   Execute the query and return the results
+    *   
+    *   @returns    Results of query
+    */
+    function & getQueryResults() {
+        $result = null;
+        if (isset($this->sQuery)) {
+            $result = $this->query($this->sQuery);          
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
+    
+   /**
+   * Display any database errors encountered
+   */
+   function haltmsg($msg) {
+       printf("</td></table><b>Database error:</b> %s<br>\n", $msg);
+       printf("<b>SQL Error</b>: %s (%s)<br>\n",$this->Errno, $this->Error);
+   }
+}
+
+?>
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