execute mysql stored procedures with CodeIgniter

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[quote author="Alexandros Monastiriotis" date="1208900869"]Hi

the fellow programmer 'xwero' is 100% correct. You need to use mysqli driver and not mysql.

http://us2.php.net/mysqli[/quote]

Ummm... I beg to differ here based on what I'm seeing. When using the 'call_method' function seems the part where the sample code gets the '$stmt' variable involved in the equation, all bets appear to be off. Any 'statement' object reference that the database reference was supposed to return from the 'stmt_init' method isn't quite what's expected. When used as a reference when calling the 'stmt_bind_param' function PHP cries about an invalid object or mysqli_stmt reference. I've used mysql(5) stored procs w/ php(5) for quite a while now without any issues. The deeper I dig into the framework it seems the more the database abstraction layer asphyxiates me. Can someone please shed a bit more light on this subject?

Thanx in advance, y'all - peace... ;-)