SET DESCRIPTOR
SET DESCRIPTOR — set information in an SQL descriptor area
Synopsis
SET DESCRIPTORdescriptor_namedescriptor_header_item=value[, ... ]SET DESCRIPTORdescriptor_nameVALUEnumberdescriptor_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. SeeSection 34.7.1 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;
Compatibility
SET DESCRIPTOR is specified in the SQL standard.