* The following request assigns two variables to a server-side query file <code>mult.xq</code> placed in the database <code>DB</code>:<br/><code>http://localhost:8984/rest/DB/mult.xq&a=21&b=2</code>
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(: XQuery file: mult.xq :)
declare variable $a as xs:integer external;
declare variable $b as xs:integer external;