Managing & Using MySQL, 2nd Edition

Name

mysql_field_tell —

Synopsis

MYSQL_FIELD_OFFSET mysql_field_tell(MYSQL_RES *result)

Returns the value of the current field position within the current row of the result set. This value is used with mysql_field_seek.

Example

MYSQL_FIELD field1, field2, field3;
/* results is a MYSQL_RES structure containing a result set */
 
/* Record my current position */
old_pos = mysql_field_tell(results);
/* Fetch three more fields */
field1 = mysql_fetch_field(results);
field2 = mysql_fetch_field(results);
field3 = mysql_fetch_field(results);
/* Go back to where you where */
mysql_field_seek(results, old_pos);