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<div id="function.mssql-select-db" class="refentry">
<div class="refnamediv">
<h1 class="refname">mssql_select_db</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4, PHP 5, PECL odbtp >= 1.1.1)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">mssql_select_db</span> — <span class="dc-title">Select MS SQL database</span></p>
</div>
<a name="function.mssql-select-db.description"></a><div class="refsect1 description">
<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="type">bool</span> <span class="methodname"><b>mssql_select_db</b></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <tt class="parameter">$database_name</tt></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">resource</span> <tt class="parameter">$link_identifier</tt></span>
] )</div>
<p class="para rdfs-comment">
<b>mssql_select_db()</b> sets the current active
database on the server that's associated with the specified link
identifier.
</p>
<p class="para">
Every subsequent call to <a href="function.mssql-query.php" class="function">mssql_query()</a> will be
made on the active database.
</p>
</div>
<a name="function.mssql-select-db.parameters"></a><div class="refsect1 parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
<p class="para">
</p><dl>
<dt class="varlistentry">
<span class="term"><i><tt class="parameter">database_name</tt></i>
</span>
</dt><dd class="listitem">
<p class="para">
The database name.
</p>
<p class="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 <i>primary</i>).
</p>
</dd>
<dt class="varlistentry">
<span class="term"><i><tt class="parameter">link_identifier</tt></i>
</span>
</dt><dd class="listitem">
<p class="para">
A MS SQL link identifier, returned by
<a href="function.mssql-connect.php" class="function">mssql_connect()</a> or
<a href="function.mssql-pconnect.php" class="function">mssql_pconnect()</a>.
</p>
<p class="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
<a href="function.mssql-connect.php" class="function">mssql_connect()</a> was called, and use it.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<p>
</p>
</div>
<a name="function.mssql-select-db.returnvalues"></a><div class="refsect1 returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
Returns <b><tt class="constant">TRUE</tt></b> on success or <b><tt class="constant">FALSE</tt></b> on failure.
</p>
</div>
<a name="function.mssql-select-db.examples"></a><div class="refsect1 examples">
<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
<p class="para">
</p><div class="example">
<p><b>Example #1 <b>mssql_select_db()</b> example</b></p>
<div class="example-contents programlisting">
<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// Create a link to MSSQL<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$link </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">mssql_connect</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'KALLESPC\SQLEXPRESS'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'sa'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'phpfi'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #FF8000">// Select the database 'php'<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">mssql_select_db</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'php'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$link</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
</span>
</code></div>
</div>
</div><p>
</p>
</div>
<a name="function.mssql-select-db.seealso"></a><div class="refsect1 seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
<p class="para">
</p><ul class="simplelist">
<li class="member"><a href="function.mssql-connect.php" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">mssql_connect()</a> - Open MS SQL server connection</li>
<li class="member"><a href="function.mssql-pconnect.php" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">mssql_pconnect()</a> - Open persistent MS SQL connection</li>
<li class="member"><a href="function.mssql-query.php" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">mssql_query()</a> - Send MS SQL query</li>
</ul><p>
</p>
</div>
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