php man page for sybase_affected_rows

SYBASE_AFFECTED_ROWS(3) 												   SYBASE_AFFECTED_ROWS(3)

sybase_affected_rows - Gets number of affected rows in last query

SYNOPSIS
       int sybase_affected_rows ([resource  $link_identifier])

DESCRIPTION
       sybase_affected_rows(3)	returns  the  number of rows affected by the last INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE query on the server associated with the
       specified link identifier.

	This command is not effective for SELECT statements, only on statements which modify records. To retrieve the number of rows returned from
       a SELECT, use sybase_num_rows(3).

PARAMETERS
	      o $link_identifier
		- If the link identifier isn't specified, the last opened link is assumed.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the number of affected rows, as an integer.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Delete-Query

	      <?php
	      /* connect to database */
	      sybase_connect('SYBASE', '', '') or
	      die("Could not connect");
	      sybase_select_db("db");

	      sybase_query("DELETE FROM sometable WHERE id < 10");
	      printf("Records deleted: %d
", sybase_affected_rows());
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      Records deleted: 10

SEE ALSO
       sybase_num_rows(3).

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