09-06-2006
try this snippet :
if [ -z $w ]; then
echo "W is null"
else
echo "W has some value"
fi
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mssql_field_seek
MSSQL_FIELD_SEEK(3) MSSQL_FIELD_SEEK(3)
mssql_field_seek - Seeks to the specified field offset
SYNOPSIS
bool mssql_field_seek (resource $result, int $field_offset)
DESCRIPTION
Seeks to the specified field offset. If the next call to mssql_fetch_field(3) won't include a field offset, this field would be returned.
PARAMETERS
o $result
- The result resource that is being evaluated. This result comes from a call to mssql_query(3).
o $field_offset
- The field offset, starts at 0.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
Using mssql_field_seek(3) on the example for mssql_fetch_field(3)
<?php
// Connect to MSSQL and select the database
mssql_connect('MANGOSQLEXPRESS', 'sa', 'phpfi');
mssql_select_db('php');
// Send a select query to MSSQL
$query = mssql_query('SELECT * FROM [php].[dbo].[persons]');
// Construct table
echo '<h3>Table structure for 'persons'</h3>';
echo '<table border="1">';
// Table header
echo '<thead>';
echo '<tr>';
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echo '<td>Max length</td>';
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// Dump all fields
echo '<tbody>';
for ($i = 0; $i < mssql_num_fields($query); ++$i) {
// Fetch the field information, notice the
// field_offset parameter is not set. See
// the mssql_field_seek call below
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SEE ALSO
mssql_fetch_field(3).
PHP Documentation Group MSSQL_FIELD_SEEK(3)