mysql_num_fields(resultset) always return 0

[Gerhard Smith]

Using mysql 5.5
Using c API

query: select * from table

connect etc aand then
mysql_query(conn, query);
resultset = mysql_store_result(conn);
if (resultset) {
numRows = mysql_num_rows(mysqlResult);
//numFields = mysql_field_count(conn);
numFields = mysql_num_fields(mysqlResult);
printf("Number of rows=%u Number of fields=%u \n",numRows,numFields);
} else {
printf("no results\n");


Results in the following output:
Number of rows=34 Number of fields=0

It does not matter which of the 2 field count calls I use.
I have tried different tables, the row count is always correct but the field count is always 0.