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  <refentry id="function.sybase-fetch-field">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>sybase_fetch_field</refname>
    <refpurpose>get field information</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>object</type><methodname>sybase_fetch_field</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>result</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>field_offset</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     Returns an object containing field information.  
    </para>
    <para>
     <function>sybase_fetch_field</function> can be used in order to
     obtain information about fields in a certain query result.  If
     the field offset isn't specified, the next field that wasn't yet
     retreived by <function>sybase_fetch_field</function> is retreived.
    </para>
    <para>
     The properties of the object are:
    </para>

     <itemizedlist>
      <listitem><simpara>
	name - column name.  if the column is a result of a function, this property is set to computed#N,
	where #N is a serial number.
       </simpara></listitem>
      <listitem><simpara>
	column_source - the table from which the column was taken
       </simpara></listitem>
      <listitem><simpara>
	max_length - maximum length of the column
       </simpara></listitem>
      <listitem><simpara>
	numeric - 1 if the column is numeric
       </simpara></listitem> 
     <listitem><simpara>
       type - datatype of the column
      </simpara></listitem>
     </itemizedlist>

    <para>
     See also <function>sybase_field_seek</function>
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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