(PHP 4, PHP 5, PECL odbtp >= 1.1.1)
mssql_select_db — Select MS SQL database
$database_name
[, resource $link_identifier
] )mssql_select_db() sets the current active database on the server that's associated with the specified link identifier.
Every subsequent call to mssql_query() will be made on the active database.
database_name
The database name.
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 primary).
link_identifier
A MS SQL link identifier, returned by mssql_connect() or mssql_pconnect().
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 mssql_connect() was called, and use it.
成功时返回 TRUE， 或者在失败时返回 FALSE。
Example #1 mssql_select_db() example
<?php
// Create a link to MSSQL
$link = mssql_connect('KALLESPC\SQLEXPRESS', 'sa', 'phpfi');
// Select the database 'php'
mssql_select_db('php', $link);
?>
Example #2 Escaping the database name with square brackets
<?php
// Create a link to MSSQL
$link = mssql_connect('KALLESPC\SQLEXPRESS', 'sa', 'phpfi');
// Select the database 'my.database-name'
mssql_select_db('[my.database-name]', $link);
?>
jack at downeastinternet dot com (2010-10-28 12:37:43)
I have noted that mssql_select_db fails if the database name contains a dash or hyphen. for example a database named foo-bar will fail and the error that is returned indicates that the name was interpreted as only 'foo'
Ben Ward (2010-09-06 04:17:11)
A way around this if you cannot avoid a long DB name is to create a new db and add views.
eg a database called [abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFG] has a table in it called tblHelloWorld.
To reference this you create a database called [alphabet] and create a view with the following query,
SELECT *
FROM [abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFG].dbo.tblHelloWorld
save this view as tblHelloWorld
not sure if this will work on inserts but it does on select queries.
oyoboy (2008-09-22 22:00:36)
Database names with '-' must also be enclosed in [].
eg. if $databaseName = "my-database" must be selected as:
mssql_select_db('['.$databaseName.']', $connection);
edoceo (2008-08-20 11:59:06)
Use of square brackets to enclose the database name is also necessary if the name contains a dot: '.'
e.g.
mssql_select_db('Company.ERP');
Produces the error:
Warning: mssql_select_db(): Sybase: Server message: Could not locate entry in sysdatabases for database 'Company'. No entry found with that name. Make sure that the name is entered correctly. (severity 16, procedure N/A) in
mssql_select_db('[Company.ERP]');
Will select successfully
ifintel (2008-02-10 07:15:49)
mssql_select_db() seems to truncate the databasename at the length of 30 characters. In my example the following error occured:
mssql_select_db("VeryLongDatabaseNameWhichIsReallyLong", $this->dbConn);
Warning: mssql_select_db(): message: Could not locate entry in sysdatabases for database 'VeryLongDatabaseNameWhichIsRea'. No entry found with that na
me. Make sure that the name is entered correctly. (severity 16) in...
A shorter databasename solved this issue.