Drupal return number of results in a View

Question

I have a view in Drupal that filters my content. It brings back 7 rows. All I want to return is the number or results returned(7). Is this possible?

I tried using the Vi

Answer 1

If you want to get the count outside the view you can use this

$view = views_get_view('MY_VIEW_NAME');

$view->set_display('MY_DISPLAY'); // like 'block_1'    

$view->render();   

print sizeof($view->result);

Note : Do not use this within a view. It will be an overhead. If you are using it within view check the other answers.