maxdb_fetch_lengths result->lengths Returns the lengths of the columns of the current row in the result set Procedural style: mixedmaxdb_fetch_lengths resourceresult Object oriented style (property): result mixedlengths The maxdb_fetch_lengths function returns an array containing the lengths of every column of the current row within the result set represented by the result parameter. If successful, a numerically indexed array representing the lengths of each column is returned or &false; on failure. An array of integers representing the size of each column (not including any terminating null characters). &false; if an error occurred. maxdb_fetch_lengths is valid only for the current row of the result set. It returns &false; if you call it before calling maxdb_fetch_row/array/resource or after retrieving all rows in the result. query($query)) { $row = $result->fetch_row(); /* display column lengths */ for ($i=0; $i < count($result->lengths); $i++) { printf("Field %2d has Length %2d\n", $i+1, $result->lengths[$i]); } $result->close(); } /* close connection */ $maxdb->close(); ?> ]]> ]]> The above examples would produce the following output: