Specifies that the DESCRIBE statement writes information about input parameter markers to the SQLDA. The MARKERS or INPUT clause specifies that the DESCRIBE statement writes information about the number and data types of any input parameter markers in the prepared statement to the SQLDA. Input parameter markers in a prepared statement serve the same purpose as host language variables in nondynamic, embedded SQL statements. The program can use that information in the SQLDA to allocate storage. The program must supply values in that allocated storage. SQL substitutes these values for the parameter markers when it dynamically executes the prepared statement.