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Chapter 14 System Procedures and Functions
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Argument Description
ProductName
The name of the product (Sybase Adaptive Server
Anywhere)
ProductVersion The version number, followed by the build number. The
format is as follows:
6.5.02 (1200)
CompanyName Returns the following string:
Sybase Inc.
FileDescription Returns the name of the product, followed by the name of
the operating system.
LegalCopyright Returns a copyright string for the software
LegalTrademarks Returns trademark information for the software
None.
"System functions" on page 310
xp_msver returns product, company, version, and other information.
♦ The following statement requests the version and operating system
description:
select xp_msver( ’ProductVersion’) Version,
xp_msver(’FileDescription’) Description
Sample output is as follows:
Version Description
6.5.02 (1438)
Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere Windows
NT
xp_read_file system procedure
Returns the contents of a file as a LONG BINARY variable.
[ variable = CALL ] xp_read_file ( filename )
DBA authority required.
"xp_write_file system procedure" on page 987
The function reads the contents of the named file, and returns the result as a
LONG BINARY value.
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