int
mysql_stmt_execute(MYSQL_STMT *stmt)
          mysql_stmt_execute() executes
          the prepared query associated with the statement handler. The
          currently bound parameter marker values are sent to server
          during this call, and the server replaces the markers with
          this newly supplied data.
        
          Statement processing following
          mysql_stmt_execute() depends
          on the type of statement:
        
For an
UPDATE,DELETE, orINSERT, the number of changed, deleted, or inserted rows can be found by callingmysql_stmt_affected_rows().- 
For a statement such as
SELECTthat generates a result set, you must callmysql_stmt_fetch()to fetch the data prior to calling any other functions that result in query processing. For more information on how to fetch the results, refer to Section 6.4.12, “mysql_stmt_fetch()”.Do not follow invocation of
mysql_stmt_execute()with a call tomysql_store_result()ormysql_use_result(). Those functions are not intended for processing results from prepared statements. 
          For statements that generate a result set, you can request
          that mysql_stmt_execute() open
          a cursor for the statement by calling
          mysql_stmt_attr_set() before
          executing the statement. If you execute a statement multiple
          times, mysql_stmt_execute()
          closes any open cursor before opening a new one.
        
Metadata changes to tables or views referred to by prepared statements are detected and cause automatic repreparation of the statement when it is next executed. For more information, see Caching of Prepared Statements and Stored Programs.
- 
Commands were executed in an improper order.
 - 
Out of memory.
 - 
The MySQL server has gone away.
 - 
The connection to the server was lost during the query.
 - 
An unknown error occurred.
 
          The following example demonstrates how to create and populate
          a table using
          mysql_stmt_init(),
          mysql_stmt_prepare(),
          mysql_stmt_param_count(),
          mysql_stmt_bind_named_param(),
          mysql_stmt_execute(), and
          mysql_stmt_affected_rows().
          The mysql variable is assumed to be a valid
          connection handler. For an example that shows how to retrieve
          data, see Section 6.4.12, “mysql_stmt_fetch()”.
        
#define STRING_SIZE 50
#define DROP_SAMPLE_TABLE "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_table"
#define CREATE_SAMPLE_TABLE "CREATE TABLE test_table(col1 INT,\
                                                 col2 VARCHAR(40),\
                                                 col3 SMALLINT,\
                                                 col4 TIMESTAMP)"
#define INSERT_SAMPLE "INSERT INTO \
                       test_table(col1,col2,col3) \
                       VALUES(?,?,?)"
MYSQL_STMT    *stmt;
MYSQL_BIND    bind[3];
uint64_t      affected_rows;
int           param_count;
short         small_data;
int           int_data;
char          str_data[STRING_SIZE];
unsigned long str_length;
bool          is_null;
if (mysql_query(mysql, DROP_SAMPLE_TABLE))
{
  fprintf(stderr, " DROP TABLE failed\n");
  fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_error(mysql));
  exit(0);
}
if (mysql_query(mysql, CREATE_SAMPLE_TABLE))
{
  fprintf(stderr, " CREATE TABLE failed\n");
  fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_error(mysql));
  exit(0);
}
/* Prepare an INSERT query with 3 parameters */
/* (the TIMESTAMP column is not named; the server */
/*  sets it to the current date and time) */
stmt = mysql_stmt_init(mysql);
if (!stmt)
{
  fprintf(stderr, " mysql_stmt_init(), out of memory\n");
  exit(0);
}
if (mysql_stmt_prepare(stmt, INSERT_SAMPLE, strlen(INSERT_SAMPLE)))
{
  fprintf(stderr, " mysql_stmt_prepare(), INSERT failed\n");
  fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_stmt_error(stmt));
  exit(0);
}
fprintf(stdout, " prepare, INSERT successful\n");
/* Get the parameter count from the statement */
param_count= mysql_stmt_param_count(stmt);
fprintf(stdout, " total parameters in INSERT: %d\n", param_count);
if (param_count != 3) /* validate parameter count */
{
  fprintf(stderr, " invalid parameter count returned by MySQL\n");
  exit(0);
}
/* Bind the data for all 3 parameters */
memset(bind, 0, sizeof(bind));
/* INTEGER PARAM */
/* This is a number type, so there is no need
   to specify buffer_length */
bind[0].buffer_type= MYSQL_TYPE_LONG;
bind[0].buffer= (char *)&int_data;
bind[0].is_null= 0;
bind[0].length= 0;
/* STRING PARAM */
bind[1].buffer_type= MYSQL_TYPE_STRING;
bind[1].buffer= (char *)str_data;
bind[1].buffer_length= STRING_SIZE;
bind[1].is_null= 0;
bind[1].length= &str_length;
/* SMALLINT PARAM */
bind[2].buffer_type= MYSQL_TYPE_SHORT;
bind[2].buffer= (char *)&small_data;
bind[2].is_null= &is_null;
bind[2].length= 0;
/* Bind the buffers */
if (mysql_stmt_bind_named_param(stmt, bind, 3, NULL))
{
  fprintf(stderr, " mysql_stmt_bind_param() failed\n");
  fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_stmt_error(stmt));
  exit(0);
}
/* Specify the data values for the first row */
int_data= 10;             /* integer */
strncpy(str_data, "MySQL", STRING_SIZE); /* string  */
str_length= strlen(str_data);
/* INSERT SMALLINT data as NULL */
is_null= 1;
/* Execute the INSERT statement - 1*/
if (mysql_stmt_execute(stmt))
{
  fprintf(stderr, " mysql_stmt_execute(), 1 failed\n");
  fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_stmt_error(stmt));
  exit(0);
}
/* Get the number of affected rows */
affected_rows= mysql_stmt_affected_rows(stmt);
fprintf(stdout, " total affected rows(insert 1): %lu\n",
                (unsigned long) affected_rows);
if (affected_rows != 1) /* validate affected rows */
{
  fprintf(stderr, " invalid affected rows by MySQL\n");
  exit(0);
}
/* Specify data values for second row,
   then re-execute the statement */
int_data= 1000;
strncpy(str_data, "
        The most popular Open Source database",
        STRING_SIZE);
str_length= strlen(str_data);
small_data= 1000;         /* smallint */
is_null= 0;               /* reset */
/* Execute the INSERT statement - 2*/
if (mysql_stmt_execute(stmt))
{
  fprintf(stderr, " mysql_stmt_execute, 2 failed\n");
  fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_stmt_error(stmt));
  exit(0);
}
/* Get the total rows affected */
affected_rows= mysql_stmt_affected_rows(stmt);
fprintf(stdout, " total affected rows(insert 2): %lu\n",
                (unsigned long) affected_rows);
if (affected_rows != 1) /* validate affected rows */
{
  fprintf(stderr, " invalid affected rows by MySQL\n");
  exit(0);
}
/* Close the statement */
if (mysql_stmt_close(stmt))
{
  /* mysql_stmt_close() invalidates stmt, so call          */
  /* mysql_error(mysql) rather than mysql_stmt_error(stmt) */
  fprintf(stderr, " failed while closing the statement\n");
  fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", mysql_error(mysql));
  exit(0);
}
            For complete examples on the use of prepared statement
            functions, refer to the file
            tests/mysql_client_test.c. This file
            can be obtained from a MySQL source distribution or from the
            source repository (see
            Installing MySQL from Source).