HTTP_VARIABLE function [HTTP]

Gets the value of an HTTP variable.

Syntax

HTTP_VARIABLE ( var-name [ [ , instance ] , header-field )

Note: CIS functional compensation performance considerations apply.

The HTTP_VARIABLE function is a SQL Anywhere function. See SQL Anywhere Server - SQL Reference > SQL functions > Functions > HTTP_VARIABLE function [HTTP].

Returns

LONG VARCHAR

Note: The result data type is a LONG VARCHAR. If you use HTTP_VARIABLE in a SELECT INTO statement, you must have an Unstructured Data Analytics Option license or use CAST and set HTTP_VARIABLE to the correct data type and size.