Re: Exact equivalent of mysql_data_seek() in PEAR DB

From: Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:33:02 +0000
Subject: Re: Exact equivalent of mysql_data_seek() in PEAR DB
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On 2/7/06, Christopher Watson <skygeex@gmail.com> wrote: > I note that PEAR DB added, quite some time ago, a second optional > parameter to the fetchRow() method of DB_result to fetch a specific > row by number. But that method advances the result pointer to the > next row. That's not how mysql_data_seek() works, which establishes > the result pointer at the given row, but does not advance it. I have > been using the data_seek() method of the mysqli libraries, but have > now converted to PEAR DB. Unfortunately, I have a need to set the > result point to 0, and _THEN_ iterate through each of the rows from > the first to the last. How do I do that in PEAR DB??? > Why? You can iterate through the results normally already. I suggest either changing your login to loop through the data only once or looking into perhaps MDB2 (I'm not sure if this is supported in it, but it is worth a look). -- Justin Patrin

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