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DBASE_NUMFIELDS(3)							 1							DBASE_NUMFIELDS(3)

dbase_numfields - Gets the number of fields of a database

SYNOPSIS
       int dbase_numfields (int  $dbase_identifier)

DESCRIPTION
	Gets the number of fields (columns) in the specified database.

       Note

	       Field numbers are between 0 and dbase_numfields($db)-1, while record numbers are between 1 and dbase_numrecords($db).

PARAMETERS
	      o $dbase_identifier
		- The database link identifier, returned by dbase_open(3) or dbase_create(3).

RETURN VALUES
	The number of fields in the database, or FALSE if an error occurs.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      dbase_numfields(3) Example

	      <?php

	      $rec = dbase_get_record($db, $recno);
	      $nf  = dbase_numfields($db);
	      for ($i = 0; $i < $nf; $i++) {
		echo $rec[$i], "
";
	      }

	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       dbase_numrecords(3).

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