$ServerFunction
Executes server-side functions.
Syntax
$serverfunction (server specific syntax [«,parameters»])
Parameters
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server specific syntax |
A character string or an expression that evaluates to a character string containing a server specific syntax for execution in the server side. |
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parameters |
Zero or more expressions to satisfy the usage of the server specific syntax. |
Return Value
A value created by the server specific syntax.
Comments
$ServerFunction executes the specific syntax (for a particular server) using the parameters.
The syntax is not parsed and checked, but rather passed through directly to the Server and, therefore, must be accepted and understood there.
Examples
$ServerFunction (“sysfun.left(?,3)”,var1)
This will is accepted as is by Oracle.
$ServerFunction(“sysfun.left(cast(? as VARCHAR(20),3)”,var1)
This syntax is accepted by DB2.
See Also