# 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");
?>`

The above example will output:

    Seek position is: 50000

### See Also

- pg_lo_seek()