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PROPERTY function [System]

Function 

Returns the value of the specified server-level property as a string.

Syntax 

PROPERTY ( {  property-id  | property-name  } )

Parameters 

property-id    An integer that is the property-number of the server-level property. This number can be determined from the PROPERTY_NUMBER function. The property-id is commonly used when looping through a set of properties.

property-name    A string giving the name of the database property.

Usage 

Each property has both a number and a name, but the number is subject to change between releases, and should not be used as a reliable identifier for a given property.

Standards and compatibility 

• SQL/92    Vendor extension.

• SQL/99    Vendor extension.

• Sybase    Not supported by Adaptive Server Enterprise.

See also 

Server-level properties

Example 

The following statement returns the name of the current database server:

SELECT PROPERTY( 'Name' )