dBase Functions
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dbase_numrecords

Gets the number of records in a database

Description

int dbase_numrecords ( resource $dbase_identifier )

Gets the number of records (rows) in the specified database.

Note:

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

Parameters

dbase_identifier

The database link identifier, returned by dbase_open or dbase_create.

Return Values

The number of records in the database, or FALSE if an error occurs.

Changelog

Version Description
dbase 7.0.0 dbase_identifier is now a resource instead of an int.

Examples

Example #1 Looping over all the records of the database

<?php

// open in read-only mode
$db = dbase_open('/tmp/test.dbf', 0);

if ($db) {
  $record_numbers = dbase_numrecords($db);
  for ($i = 1; $i <= $record_numbers; $i++) {
      // do something here, for each record
  }
}

?>

See Also

  • dbase_numfields