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SAS Stored Processes
 

STPSRV_HEADER Function

Adds or modifies a header.

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Syntax

STPSRV_HEADER(Header Name,Header Value)

Required Arguments

Header Name

is the name of the header to set or reset.

Header Value

is the new value for the header.

Details

The STPSRV_HEADER function enables automatic header generation. You can add a header to the default list or modify an existing header from the list. When you modify the value of an existing header, the old value becomes the return value of the function.

The automatic header generation feature recognizes Output Delivery System (ODS) output types and generates appropriate default content-type headers. If no is specified with STPSRV_HEADER, then ODS is not used and no HTTP header is written to _WEBOUT. A default Content-type: text/html header is generated. For a list of commonly used HTTP headers, see Using HTTP Headers.

Note: The APPSRV_HEADER function can be used instead of STPSRV_HEADER. This feature is provided in order to enable you to convert existing SAS/IntrNet programs to stored processes.

Example

Sample Statements and Resulting Headers

SAS Statements

Resulting Headers

No calls to stpsrv_header 
Content-type: text/html
/* add expires header */
rc = stpsrv_header('Expires','Thu,
 18 Nov 1999 12:23:34 GMT'); 
Content-type: text/html 
Expires: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 
 12:23:34 GMT 
/* add expires header */
rc = stpsrv_header('Expires','Thu,
 18 Nov 1999 12:23:34 GMT');
/* add pragma header*/
rc = stpsrv_header('Cache-control',
 'no-cache');
 
Content-type: text/html
Expires: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 
 12:23:34 GMT 
Cache-control: no-cache
/* add expires header */
rc = stpsrv_header('Expires','Thu,
 18 Nov 1999 12:23:34 GMT');
/* add pragma header*/
rc = stpsrv_header('Cache-control',
 'no-cache');
...
/* remove expires header, rc 
 contains old value */
rc = stpsrv_header('Expires','');
 
Content-type: text/html
Cache-control: no-cache
Last updated: January 9, 2026