Paul DuBois wrote: > [snip] > > >Of all the methods suggested I like the look of the one above and will > >try that one first. > > > >$count = $sth->fetchrow_array(); > > > >$rows = $sth->rows() > > Note that use of rows() to get the row count for a SELECT is deprecated > in the DBI docs, which say that if you want to know the number of rows > in a result set, fetch and count them. (The reason is that rows() > just doesn't work at all for some database engines. On the other hand, > it appears to work just fine for MySQL...)
Yes, MySQL will return the number of rows you /will/ get en total. Informix, Oracle, etc.. return the number of rows you have retrieved so far. This is a database implementation issue and not a DBI/DBD issue. (PHP follows the same results.) Therefore if you want your code to work across dbs, you should not rely on the value of ->rows(). b. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
