SET DESCRIPTOR
Synopsis
SET DESCRIPTOR descriptor_name descriptor_header_item = value [, ... ] SET DESCRIPTOR descriptor_name VALUE number descriptor_item = value [, ...]
Description
SET DESCRIPTOR populates an SQL descriptor area with values. The descriptor area is then typically used to bind parameters in a prepared query execution.
This command has two forms: The first form applies to the descriptor "header", which is independent of a particular datum. The second form assigns values to particular datums, identified by number.
Parameters
- descriptor_name
A descriptor name.
- descriptor_header_item
A token identifying which header information item to set. Only COUNT, to set the number of descriptor items, is currently supported.
- number
The number of the descriptor item to set. The count starts at 1.
- descriptor_item
A token identifying which item of information to set in the descriptor. See Section 33.7.1 for a list of supported items.
- value
A value to store into the descriptor item. This can be an SQL constant or a host variable.
Examples
EXEC SQL SET DESCRIPTOR indesc COUNT = 1; EXEC SQL SET DESCRIPTOR indesc VALUE 1 DATA = 2; EXEC SQL SET DESCRIPTOR indesc VALUE 1 DATA = :val1; EXEC SQL SET DESCRIPTOR indesc VALUE 2 INDICATOR = :val1, DATA = 'some string'; EXEC SQL SET DESCRIPTOR indesc VALUE 2 INDICATOR = :val2null, DATA = :val2;