1  –  BEGIN_DECLARE_SECTION

    Delimits the beginning of host language variable declarations.

2  –  END_DECLARE_SECTION

    Delimits the end of host language variable declarations.

3  –  ;_(semicolon)

    Terminates the BEGIN DECLARE and END DECLARE statements.

    Which terminator you should use depends on the language in which
    you are embedding the host language variable. The following table
    shows which terminator to use.

                         Required SQL Terminator

                                        END
                        BEGIN DECLARE   DECLARE
    Host Language       Statement       Statement

    COBOL               END-EXEC        END-EXEC
    FORTRAN             None required   None
                                        required
    Ada, C, Pascal, or  ; (semicolon)   ; (semi-
    PL/I                                colon)

4  –  host_language_variable_declaration

    A variable declaration embedded in a program.

    See the Parameters HELP topic for full details on host language
    variable definitions.