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SQL Server FAQ - PHP MSSQL - mssql_rows_affected() - Number of Affected Rows

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PHP MSSQL - How To Get the Number of Affected Rows?

If you insert multiple rows with a single INSERT statement, you can use the mssql_rows_affected() function to find out how many rows were inserted. mssql_rows_affected($connection) returns the number of affected rows of the last INSET, UPDATE or DELETE statement.

The following tutorial script shows you report back the number of rows inserted properly:

<?php
  $con = mssql_connect('LOCALHOST','sa','FYIcenter');
  mssql_select_db('FyiCenterData', $con);

  $sql = "INSERT INTO fyi_links"
      . " SELECT id+1000, REVERSE(url), notes, counts, time"
      . " FROM fyi_links WHERE id > 1000";
  $res = mssql_query($sql,$con);
  if (!$res) {
    print("SQL statement failed with error:\n");
    print("   ".mssql_get_last_message()."\n");
  } else {
    $number_of_rows = mssql_rows_affected($con);
    print("$number_of_rows rows inserted.\n");
  }

  mssql_close($con);

If you run this script, you should get:

2 rows inserted

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