php-doc-en/reference/mssql/functions/mssql-select-db.xml
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<refentry xml:id="function.mssql-select-db" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mssql_select_db</refname>
<refpurpose>Select MS SQL database</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>bool</type><methodname>mssql_select_db</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>database_name</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>mssql_select_db</function> sets the current active
database on the server that's associated with the specified link
identifier.
</para>
<para>
Every subsequent call to <function>mssql_query</function> will be
made on the active database.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>database_name</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The database name.
</para>
<para>
To escape the name of a database that contains spaces, hyphens ("-"),
or any other exceptional characters, the database name must be
enclosed in brackets, as is shown in the example, below. This
technique must also be applied when selecting a database name that is
also a reserved word (such as <literal>primary</literal>).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A MS SQL link identifier, returned by
<function>mssql_connect</function> or
<function>mssql_pconnect</function>.
</para>
<para>
If no link identifier is specified, the last opened link is assumed.
If no link is open, the function will try to establish a link as if
<function>mssql_connect</function> was called, and use it.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
&return.success;
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>mssql_select_db</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// Create a link to MSSQL
$link = mssql_connect('KALLESPC\SQLEXPRESS', 'sa', 'phpfi');
// Select the database 'php'
mssql_select_db('php', $link);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>mssql_connect</function></member>
<member><function>mssql_pconnect</function></member>
<member><function>mssql_query</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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