How can I get the number of rows 'returned' from a result set of a stored procedure

Question

Is there a way to get the number of rows \'returned\' from a stored procedure? I know the result set is not really returned so I can\'t select from it or count on it. I trie

Answer 1

SELECT COUNT(id) AS example name FROM tablename 

Answer 2

Try This found_rows function

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/information-functions.html#function_found-rows