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mssql_data_seek

Moves internal row pointer

Warning

This function was REMOVED in PHP 7.0.0.

Alternatives to this function include:

Description

bool mssql_data_seek ( resource $result_identifier , int $row_number )

mssql_data_seek moves the internal row pointer of the MS SQL result associated with the specified result identifier to point to the specified row number, first row being number 0. The next call to mssql_fetch_row would return that row.

Parameters

result_identifier

The result resource that is being evaluated.

row_number

The desired row number of the new result pointer.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 mssql_data_seek example

<?php
// Connect to MSSQL and select the database
$link = mssql_connect('MANGO\SQLEXPRESS', 'sa', 'phpfi');
mssql_select_db('php', $link);

// Select all people
$result = mssql_query('SELECT [name], [age] FROM [persons] WHERE [age] >= 13');

if (!$result) {
    die('Query failed.');
}

// Select every 4th student in the results
for ($i = mssql_num_rows($result) - 1; $i % 4; $i++) {
    if (!mssql_data_seek($result, $i)) {
        continue;
    }

    // Fetch the row ...
}

// Free the query result
mssql_free_result($result);
?>