mssql_data_seek

Moves internal row pointer

&reftitle.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.

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`result_identifier`

- The result resource that is being evaluated.

`row_number`

- The desired row number of the new result pointer.

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&return.success;

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### `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);
    ?>