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sqlsrv_num_rows

Retrieves the number of rows in a result set

Description

mixed sqlsrv_num_rows(resource $stmt)

Retrieves the number of rows in a result set. This function requires that the statement resource be created with a static or keyset cursor. For more information, see sqlsrv_query, sqlsrv_prepare, or » Specifying a Cursor Type and Selecting Rows in the Microsoft SQLSRV documentation.

Parameters

stmt

The statement for which the row count is returned. The statement resource must be created with a static or keyset cursor. For more information, see sqlsrv_query, sqlsrv_prepare, or » Specifying a Cursor Type and Selecting Rows in the Microsoft SQLSRV documentation.

Return Values

Returns the number of rows retrieved on success and false if an error occurred. If a forward cursor (the default) or dynamic cursor is used, false is returned.

Examples

Example #1 sqlsrv_num_rows example

<?php
$server = "serverName\sqlexpress";
$connectionInfo = array( "Database"=>"dbName", "UID"=>"username", "PWD"=>"password" );
$conn = sqlsrv_connect( $server, $connectionInfo );

$sql = "SELECT * FROM Table_1";
$params = array();
$options =  array( "Scrollable" => SQLSRV_CURSOR_KEYSET );
$stmt = sqlsrv_query( $conn, $sql , $params, $options );

$row_count = sqlsrv_num_rows( $stmt );
   
if ($row_count === false)
   echo "Error in retrieveing row count.";
else
   echo $row_count;
?>

See Also

  • sqlsrv_has_rows
  • sqlsrv_rows_affected