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dbase_numrecords

(PHP 5 < 5.3.0, dbase 5, dbase 7)

dbase_numrecordsGets the number of records in a database


Description

dbase_numrecords ( resource $database ) : int

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

Note:

Records which are marked as deleted are counted as well.

Note:

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

Parameters

database
The database resource, 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 database 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++) {      $record = dbase_get_record($db, $i);      if (!$record['deleted']) {          // do something with the $record      } else {          // do something with the deleted $record or ignore it      }  }}?>

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