PROPERTY function [System]

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.

Remarks

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/2003 Vendor extension.

Example

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

SELECT PROPERTY( 'Name' );