ifx_textasvarchar
    (PHP 3>= 3.0.4, PHP 4 , PHP 5)
ifx_textasvarchar -- Set the default text mode
Description
void 
ifx_textasvarchar ( int mode)
     Sets the default text mode for all select-queries.  Mode "0" will
     return a blob id, and mode "1" will return a varchar with text
     content.