sasql_fetch

object sasql_fetch_field( sasql_result $result [, int $field_offset ] )

Returns an object that contains information about a specific column.

$result The result resource returned by the sasql_query function.
$field_offset An integer representing the column/field on which you want to retrieve information. Columns are zero based; to get the first column, specify the value 0. If this parameter is omitted, then the next field object is returned.

An object that has the following properties:

id contains the field's number.
name contains the field's name.
numeric indicates whether the field is a numeric value.
length returns the field's native storage size.
type returns the field's type.
native_type returns the field's native type. These are values like DT_FIXCHAR, DT_DECIMAL or DT_DATE. See Embedded SQL data types.
precision returns the field's numeric precision. This property is only set for fields with native_type equal to DT_DECIMAL.
scale returns the field's numeric scale. This property is only set for fields with native_type equal to DT_DECIMAL.