1  –  BEGIN_DECLARE_SECTION

    Delimits the beginning of a host language variable declaration.

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 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

    Specifies a variable declaration embedded within a program.

    See the User_Supplied_Names HELP topic for more information on
    host language variable definitions.