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Database Access

The following new features have been added as part of database access support:

OpenESQL
This version provides the following new OpenESQL features:
SQL Server
Support for SQL Server 2014.
SQL compiler directive options
The following are new SQL compiler directive options:
DETECTDATE=SERVER
Resolves host variables alignment with column data types in an SQL table.
GEN-HV-FROM-GROUP
Generates host variables for all elementary data items when a multiple-level group variable is used in a FETCH or singleton SELECT SQL statement.
Sample applications
The following native COBOL SQL sample applications are new with this version:
Get Diagnostics
Demonstrates how to use GET DIAGNOSTICS EXEC SQL calls to get diagnostic information from various DBMSs.
LOB Data Types
Demonstrates how to INSERT and SELECT LOB data in a native application using various DBMSs.
XA switch modules
Restriction: This feature applies only when the Enterprise Server feature is enabled.
The Oracle and SQL Server XA switch modules are now compiled with one source file rather than two.
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