(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PECL odbtp >= 1.1.1)
mssql_fetch_assoc — Returns an associative array of the current row in the result
$result_id
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   Returns an associative array that corresponds to the fetched row and moves
   the internal data pointer ahead. mssql_fetch_assoc() is
   equivalent to calling mssql_fetch_array() with
   MSSQL_ASSOC for the optional second parameter.
  
result_idThe result resource that is being evaluated. This result comes from a call to mssql_query().
   Returns an associative array that corresponds to the fetched row, or
   FALSE if there are no more rows.
  
Example #1 mssql_fetch_assoc() example
<?php
// Send a select query to MSSQL
$query = mssql_query('SELECT [username], [name] FROM [php].[dbo].[userlist]');
// Check if there were any records
if (!mssql_num_rows($query)) {
    echo 'No records found';
}
else
{
    // Print a nice list of users in the format of:
    // * name (username)
    echo '<ul>';
    while ($row = mssql_fetch_assoc($query)) {
        echo '<li>' . $row['name'] . ' (' . $row['username'] . ')</li>';
    }
    echo '</ul>';
}
// Free the query result
mssql_free_result($query);
?>