int mysql_stmt_prepare(MYSQL_STMT *stmt, const char
          *query, unsigned long length)
        
Description
          Given the statement handle returned by
          mysql_stmt_init(), prepares the SQL
          statement pointed to by the string query
          and returns a status value. The string length should be given
          by the length argument. The string must
          consist of a single SQL statement. You should not add a
          terminating semicolon (';') or
          \g to the statement.
        
          The application can include one or more parameter markers in
          the SQL statement by embedding question mark
          ('?') characters into the SQL string at the
          appropriate positions.
        
          The markers are legal only in certain places in SQL
          statements. For example, they are allowed in the
          VALUES() list of an
          INSERT statement (to specify column values
          for a row), or in a comparison with a column in a
          WHERE clause to specify a comparison value.
          However, they are not allowed for identifiers (such as table
          or column names), or to specify both operands of a binary
          operator such as the = equal sign. The
          latter restriction is necessary because it would be impossible
          to determine the parameter type. In general, parameters are
          legal only in Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements, and
          not in Data Definition Language (DDL) statements.
        
          The parameter markers must be bound to application variables
          using mysql_stmt_bind_param() before
          executing the statement.
        
This function was added in MySQL 4.1.2.
Return Values
Zero if the statement was prepared successfully. Non-zero if an error occurred.
Errors
              CR_COMMANDS_OUT_OF_SYNC
            
Commands were executed in an improper order.
              CR_OUT_OF_MEMORY
            
Out of memory.
              CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR
            
The MySQL server has gone away.
              CR_SERVER_LOST
            
The connection to the server was lost during the query
              CR_UNKNOWN_ERROR
            
An unknown error occurred.
          If the prepare operation was unsuccessful (that is,
          mysql_stmt_prepare() returns non-zero), the
          error message can be obtained by calling
          mysql_stmt_error().
        
Example
          For the usage of mysql_stmt_prepare(),
          refer to the Example from
          Sección 24.2.7.10, “mysql_stmt_execute()”.
        
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