If you want to execute an SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE statement you must use an EXECSQL PREPARE, EXECUTE, or EXECUTE IMMEDIATE statement.
For example:
SQLSTMT= , 'SELECT FIRSTNME, MIDINIT, LASTNAME' , ' FROM EMP WHERE EMPNO >= ? WITH UR' ADDRESS DSNREXX "EXECSQL PREPARE S1 FROM :SQLSTMT" IF SQLCODE \= "0" THEN DO SAY "PREPARE FAILED " CALL DBERROR END ADDRESS DSNREXX "EXECSQL DECLARE C1 CURSOR FOR S1" HVEMPNO = '000200' ADDRESS DSNREXX "EXECSQL OPEN C1 USING :HVEMPNO" IF SQLCODE \= "0" THEN DO SAY "OPEN FAILED " CALL DBERROR END ADDRESS DSNREXX "EXECSQL FETCH C1 INTO :HV1, :HV2 :IV2, :HV3" If SQLCODE = 0 Then Do SAY "FETCH = " HV1 " " IV2 " " HV3 END ADDRESS DSNREXX "EXECSQL CLOSE C1"