06-28-2005
Dont use echo !!
Dont use echo !!!!!
Isnt it
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LEARN ABOUT PHP
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
$query = mssql_query('SELECT * FROM [php].[dbo].[persons]');
// Construct table
echo '<h3>Table structure for 'persons'</h3>';
echo '<table border="1">';
// Table header
echo '<thead>';
echo '<tr>';
echo '<td>Field name</td>';
echo '<td>Data type</td>';
echo '<td>Max length</td>';
echo '</tr>';
echo '</thead>';
// Dump all fields
echo '<tbody>';
for ($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
$field = mssql_fetch_field($query);
// Print the row
echo '<tr>';
echo '<td>' . $field->name . '</td>';
echo '<td>' . strtoupper($field->type) . '</td>';
echo '<td>' . $field->max_length . '</td>';
echo '</tr>';
// Move the internal seek pointer to the next
// row in the result set
mssql_field_seek($query, $i + 1);
}
echo '</tbody>';
echo '</table>';
// Free the query result
mssql_free_result($query);
?>
SEE ALSO
mssql_fetch_field(3).
PHP Documentation Group MSSQL_FIELD_SEEK(3)