| COBOL Name | C Name | PL/I Name | Data Type | Usage in DESCRIBE and PREPARE INTO | Usage in FETCH, OPEN or EXECUTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQLTYPE | sqltype | sqltype | smallint | Code indicating the data type of the column and if null values are allowed. See the table in SQLTYPE Values for SQLTYPE codes. | Indicates the data type of a host variable and if an indicator variable is provided. See the table in SQLTYPE Values for SQLTYPE codes. |
| SQLLEN | sqllen | sqllen | smallint | Indicates the length attribute of the columns. For date/time columns, the length of the string representation of the value is used. See the table under SQLLEN Values for SQLLEN values. | Indicates the length attribute of the host variable. See the table under SQLLEN Values for SQLLEN values. |
| SQLDATA | sqldata | sqldata | pointer to a buffer | Contains the CCSID indicator for bit data Format is x'0000'zzzz' where zzzz is X'FFFF' | Contains the address of the host variable. |
| SQLIND | sqlind | sqlind | pointer | Undefined. | Contains the address of an associated indicator variable if SQLTYPE is odd. |
| SQLNAME | sqlname | sqlname | char(30) | Name of the column (or a string of length zero if no name exists). | Not used in XDB Server. |
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