The DESCRIBE statement describes a prepared SQL statement into a program descriptor (SQLDA), which allows the program to interact with the dynamic statement as though it was hard coded in the program. This statement is used primarily with dynamic SELECT statements.

The syntax for the DESCRIBE statement is as follows:

For more information about the describe statement, see Describe Statement and SQLDA (see page Describe Statement and SQLDA) and Preparing and Describing Select Statement (see page Prepare and Describe Select Statements).