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dbase_numrecords

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

dbase_numrecords — Gets 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
PECL 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
}
}
}

?>

See Also