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<h1 class="refname">mssql_query</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4, PHP 5, PECL odbtp >= 1.1.1)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">mssql_query</span> — <span class="dc-title">Send MS SQL query</span></p>
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<div class="refsect1 description" id="refsect1-function.mssql-query-description">
<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <span class="methodname"><strong>mssql_query</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$query</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">resource</span> <code class="parameter">$link_identifier</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$batch_size</code><span class="initializer"> = 0</span></span>
]] )</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
<span class="function"><strong>mssql_query()</strong></span> sends a query to the currently active
database on the server that's associated with the specified link
identifier.
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<div class="refsect1 parameters" id="refsect1-function.mssql-query-parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
<p class="para">
<dl>
<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">query</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
An SQL query.
</p>
</dd>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">link_identifier</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
A MS SQL link identifier, returned by
<span class="function"><a href="function.mssql-connect.html" class="function">mssql_connect()</a></span> or
<span class="function"><a href="function.mssql-pconnect.html" class="function">mssql_pconnect()</a></span>.
</p>
<p class="para">
If the link identifier isn't specified, the last opened link is
assumed. If no link is open, the function tries to establish a link
as if <span class="function"><a href="function.mssql-connect.html" class="function">mssql_connect()</a></span> was called, and use it.
</p>
</dd>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">batch_size</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The number of records to batch in the buffer.
</p>
</dd>
</dt>
</dl>
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-function.mssql-query-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
Returns a MS SQL result resource on success, <strong><code>TRUE</code></strong> if no rows were
returned, or <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> on error.
</p>
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<div class="refsect1 examples" id="refsect1-function.mssql-query-examples">
<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
<p class="para">
<div class="example" id="example-1548">
<p><strong>Example #1 <span class="function"><strong>mssql_query()</strong></span> example</strong></p>
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<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// Connect to MSSQL<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$link </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">mssql_connect</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'KALLESPC\SQLEXPRESS'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'sa'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'phpfi'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /><br />if (!</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$link </span><span style="color: #007700">|| !</span><span style="color: #0000BB">mssql_select_db</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'php'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$link</span><span style="color: #007700">)) {<br /> die(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'Unable to connect or select database!'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br />}<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// Do a simple query, select the version of <br />// MSSQL and print it.<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$version </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">mssql_query</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SELECT @@VERSION'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$row </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">mssql_fetch_array</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$version</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /><br />echo </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$row</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">];<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// Clean up<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">mssql_free_result</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$version</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
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</code></div>
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<div class="refsect1 notes" id="refsect1-function.mssql-query-notes">
<h3 class="title">Notes</h3>
<blockquote class="note"><p><strong class="note">Note</strong>:
<p class="para">
If the query returns multiple results then it is necessary to fetch all
results by <span class="function"><a href="function.mssql-next-result.html" class="function">mssql_next_result()</a></span> or free the results by
<span class="function"><a href="function.mssql-free-result.html" class="function">mssql_free_result()</a></span> before executing next query.
</p>
</p></blockquote>
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-function.mssql-query-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
<p class="para">
<ul class="simplelist">
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.mssql-select-db.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">mssql_select_db()</a> - Select MS SQL database</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.mssql-connect.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">mssql_connect()</a> - Open MS SQL server connection</span></li>
</ul>
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