PDOStatement::fetchColumn
Returns one column in a row.
Syntax
string PDOStatement::fetchColumn ([ $column_number ] );
Parameters
$column_number: An optional integer indicating the zero-based column number. The default is 0 (the first column in the row).
Return Value
One column or false if there are no more rows.
Remarks
Support for PDO was added in version 2.0 of the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server.
Example
<?php
$server = "(local)";
$database = "AdventureWorks";
$conn = new PDO( "sqlsrv:server=$server ; Database = $database", "", "");
$stmt = $conn->query( "select * from Person.ContactType where ContactTypeID < 5 " );
while ( $result = $stmt->fetchColumn(1)) {
print($result . "\n");
}
?>