SERVER: IBM AIX v4.3.3
PHP v4.0.4pl1
APACHE v1.3.19
Oracle 8i Enterprise release 8.1.7.0.0

CLIENT: DELL Intel P2
Windows NT 4.0 SP6.0a

I have created a function to update fields on the database using textboxes.

The sql statement contains parameters that obviously require binding. 

I have succussfully updated several tables and fields, but whenever the field type is CHAR() then the update does not occur and NO errors are generated.

I have performed the following to try and narrow down the problem:

Removed every parameter from the sql statement and hardcoded values, (no need to perform a bind) and this updated succussfully.

Replaced a single parameter and performed a bind for that parameter and this updated succussfully, but only where the field being updated was NOT a CHAR()

Here is the function stripped down:

function Save_Details($conn)
{

  $sql=" update staticdata2 set   
  description = :td   
  where tableref2 = :tr  
  and upper(tablecode2) = :tc ";
  
  if (!($qry = @OCIParse($conn, $sql)))
  {
    $err = OCIError($conn);
    OCILogoff($conn);
    $m_msg="<span class=error>" . __LINE__ . ": Error " . $err["message"] . ".</span>";
    return;
  }
  
  echo("<!-- $code $description $tableref -->\n");
	  
  OCIBindByName($qry, ":tc", &$code, 3);
  OCIBindByName($qry, ":td", &$description, 41);
  OCIBindByName($qry, ":tr", &$tableref, 4);
	  	  
  if (!@OCIExecute($qry))
  {
    $err = OCIError($qry);
    OCIFreeStatement($qry);
    OCILogoff($conn);
    $m_msg="<span class=error>" . __LINE__ . ": Error " . $err["message"] . ".</span>";
    return;
  }

  OCIFreeStatement($qry);  

}