Pear DB Questions

I have a function that passes mysql result sets to another function, then in the second function I use that resource with ... mysql_result($l_result, $j, 'l_key'); Since I iterate through these result sets alot, I don't really want to run the query everytime I want to run through it and use the DB like $result->fetchRow() ... and since these results can be potentially huge (8000 records, avg 20 fields) I dont think I want to fetch the results into an array, then pass that to the second function. Any ideas? <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> The information in this email and any attachments may contain confidential information that is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). This message or any part thereof must not be disclosed, copied, distributed or retained by any person without authorization from the addressee. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately, and delete this message. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>