ASA SQL Reference
System Procedures and Functions
System extended stored procedures
The other system extended stored procedures included are:
xp_cmdshell Executes a system command.
xp_msver Returns a string containing version information.
xp_sprintf Builds a string from a format string and a set of input strings.
xp_scanf Extracts substrings from an input string and a format string.
The following sections provide more detail on each of these procedures.
xp_cmdshell system procedure
xp_msver system procedure
xp_read_file system procedure
xp_sprintf system procedure
xp_scanf system procedure
xp_write_file system procedure