Example 1: Executing an INSERT statement with parameter markers These fragments from the online sample C program sql_dynamic illustrate using an EXECUTE statement in an SQL module procedure to execute a dynamically generated SQL statement. The program accepts input of any valid SQL statement from the terminal and calls the subunit shown in the following program excerpt: . . . /* **---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Begin Main routine **---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ int sql_dynamic (psql_stmt, input_sqlda, output_sqlda, stmt_id, is_select) char *psql_stmt; sqlda *input_sqlda; sqlda *output_sqlda; long *stmt_id; int *is_select; { sqlda sqlda_in, sqlda_out; /* Declare the SQLDA structures. */ int rowcount, status; int param; /* Declare arrays for storage of original data types and allocate memory. */ mem_ptr output_save; mem_ptr input_save; /* * If a NULL SQLDA is passed, then a new statement is being prepared. */ if ((*input_sqlda == NULL) && (*output_sqlda == NULL)) { new_statement = TRUE; /* * Allocate separate SQLDAs for input parameter markers (SQLDA_IN) * and output list items (SQLDA_OUT). Assign the value of the constant * MAXPARMS to the SQLN field of both SQLDA structures. SQLN specifies to * SQL the maximum size of the SQLDA. */ if ((sqlda_in = (sqlda) calloc (1, sizeof (sqlda_rec))) == 0) { printf ("\n\n*** Error allocating memory for sqlda_in: Abort"); return (-1); } else /* set # of possible parameters */ sqlda_in->sqln = MAXPARAMS; if ((sqlda_out = (sqlda) calloc (1, sizeof (sqlda_rec))) == 0) { printf ("\n\n*** Error allocating memory for sqlda_out: Abort"); return (-1); } } else /* Set # of possible select list items. */ sqlda_out->sqln = MAXPARAMS; /* copy name SQLDA2 to identify the SQLDA */ strncpy(&sqlda_in->sqldaid[0],"SQLDA2 ",8); strncpy(&sqlda_out->sqldaid[0],"SQLDA2 ",8); /* * Call an SQL module language procedure, prepare_stmt and * describe_stmt that contains a PREPARE and DESCRIBE...OUTPUT * statement to prepare the dynamic statement and write information * about any select list items in it to SQLDA_OUT. */ *stmt_id = 0; /* If <> 0 the BADPREPARE error results in the PREPARE.*/ PREPARE_STMT (&SQLCA, stmt_id, psql_stmt); if (SQLCA.SQLCODE != sql_success) { printf ("\n\nDSQL-E-PREPARE, Error %d encountered in PREPARE", SQLCA.SQLCODE); display_error_message(); return (-1); } DESCRIBE_SELECT (&SQLCA, stmt_id, sqlda_out); if (SQLCA.SQLCODE != sql_success) { printf ("\n\nDSQL-E-PREPARE, Error %d encountered in PREPARE", SQLCA.SQLCODE); display_error_message(); return (-1); } /* * Call an SQL module language procedure, describe_parm, that contains a * DESCRIBE...INPUT statement to write information about any parameter * markers in the dynamic statement to sqlda_in. */ DESCRIBE_PARM (&SQLCA, stmt_id, sqlda_in); if (SQLCA.SQLCODE != sql_success) { printf ("\n\n*** Error %d returned from describe_parm: Abort", SQLCA.SQLCODE); display_error_message(); return (-1); } /* Save the value of the SQLCA.SQLERRD[1] field so that program can * determine if the statement is a SELECT statement or not. * If the value is 1, the statement is a SELECT statement.*/ *is_select = SQLCA.SQLERRD[1]; . . . /* * Check to see if the prepared dynamic statement contains any parameter * markers by looking at the SQLD field of sqlda_in. SQLD contains the * number of parameter markers in the prepared statement. If SQLD is * positive, the prepared statement contains parameter markers. The program * executes a local procedure, get_in_params, that prompts the user for * values, allocates storage for those values, and updates the SQLDATA field * of sqlda_in: */ if (sqlda_in->sqld > 0) if ((status = get_in_params(sqlda_in,input_save)) != 0) { printf ("\nError returned from GET_IN_PARAMS. Abort"); return (-1); } /* Check to see if the prepared dynamic statement is a SELECT by looking * at the value in is_select, which stores the value of the * SQLCA.SQLERRD[1] field. If that value is equal to 1, the prepared * statement is a SELECT statement. The program allocates storage for * rows for SQL module language procedures to open and fetch from a cursor, * and displays the rows on the terminal: */ if (*is_select) { if (new_statement == TRUE) /* Allocate buffers for output. */ { /* assign a unique name for the cursor */ sprintf(cursor_name,"%2d",++cursor_counter); if ((status = allocate_buffers(sqlda_out)) != 0) . . . /* * If the SQLCA.SQLERRD[1] field is not 1, then the prepared statement is not a * SELECT statement and only needs to be executed. Call an SQL module language * procedure to execute the statement, using information about parameter * markers stored in sqlda_in by the local procedure get_in_params: */ { EXECUTE_STMT (&SQLCA, stmt_id, sqlda_in); if (SQLCA.SQLCODE != sql_success) . . . The SQL module language procedures called by the preceding fragment: . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Procedure Section ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This procedure prepares a statement for dynamic execution from the string -- passed to it. It also writes information about the number and data type of -- any select list items in the statement to an SQLDA2 (specifically, -- the sqlda_out SQLDA2 passed to the procedure by the calling program). -- PROCEDURE PREPARE_STMT SQLCA :DYN_STMT_ID INTEGER :STMT CHAR(1024); PREPARE :DYN_STMT_ID FROM :STMT; -- This procedure writes information to an SQLDA (specifically, -- the sqlda_in SQLDA passed to the procedure by the calling program) -- about the number and data type of any parameter markers in the -- prepared dynamic statement. Note that SELECT statements may also -- have parameter markers. PROCEDURE DESCRIBE_SELECT SQLCA :DYN_STMT_ID INTEGER SQLDA; DESCRIBE :DYN_STMT_ID OUTPUT INTO SQLDA; PROCEDURE DESCRIBE_PARM SQLCA :DYN_STMT_ID INTEGER SQLDA; DESCRIBE :DYN_STMT_ID INPUT INTO SQLDA; -- This procedure dynamically executes a non-SELECT statement. -- SELECT statements are processed by DECLARE CURSOR, OPEN CURSOR, -- and FETCH statements. -- -- The EXECUTE statement specifies an SQLDA2 (specifically, -- the sqlda_in SQLDA2 passed to the procedure by the calling program) -- as the source of addresses for any parameter markers in the dynamic -- statement. -- -- The EXECUTE statement with the USING DESCRIPTOR clause -- also handles statement strings that contain no parameter markers. -- If a statement string contains no parameter markers, SQL sets -- the SQLD field of the SQLDA2 to zero. PROCEDURE EXECUTE_STMT SQLCA :DYN_STMT_ID INTEGER SQLDA; EXECUTE :DYN_STMT_ID USING DESCRIPTOR SQLDA; . . .