Returns the body of the HTTP request in binary form. For example, in a POST request, this is the raw POST data.

Syntax

HTTP_BODY( )

Parameters

None

Returns

LONG VARCHAR

The HTTP request is returned in binary form; no character set conversion is performed on it.

Remarks

If the request body does not exist, or if the function is not called from a web service, a NULL value is returned.

See also

• SQL Anywhere web services
• -xs server option
• sa_http_php_page system procedure
• sa_http_php_page_interpreted system procedure
• sa_http_header_info system procedure
• sa_set_http_header system procedure
• sa_set_http_option system procedure
• Web services functions
• Web services system procedures

Standards and compatibility

Example

For more information about HTTP requests and web services, see SQL Anywhere web services.