mysql_num_rows() maybe? if not I probably haven't understood your question.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Adam Williams <awill...@mdah.state.ms.us>wrote:
> Is there a way to determine if a mysql query returns an empty set? I am
> selecting 10 results at a time with a limit statement and need to know when
> i've ran out of rows. I've only got 2 rows in the database, so when I start
> with row 10, it returns an empty set. I have the following code:
>
> //running this query gives "Empty set (0.00 sec)" in mysql console.
>
> $get_requests = "select form_id, full_name, email, phone, division,
> location, date_format(time_of_request, '%m-%d-%Y %r') as time_of_request,
> contact_time, problem, accepted_by, date_format(accepted_time, '%m-%d-%Y
> %r') as accepted_time, resolution, date_format(resolution_time, '%m-%d-%Y
> %r') as resolution_time from form where ((stage = 'Closed') && (email =
> 'awilliam' )) order by resolution_time limit 10 , 10"
>
> //checks to see if it returns nothing, then print that you are at the end
> of the results
>
> if (!$mysqli_get_requests =
> mysqli_query($mysqli,$get_requests))
> {
> echo "You have reached the end of the results.
> Please press the back button.
> <form action=/helpdesk/login.php method=post><input
> type=submit value=Back
> name=submit></form></body></html>";
> exit;
> }
>
> but that doesn't work, because I guess an empty set is not false, 0, or
> NULL?
>
>
>
