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SQLSTATE Variable Usage
You can use the SQLSTATE variable in an ESQL/COBOL program to return status information about the last SQL statement that was executed. SQLSTATE must be declared in a DECLARE SECTION and its declaration must be valid for the entire file being preprocessed.
To declare this variable, use:
01 SQLSTATE     PICTURE X(5).
or :
77 SQLSTATE     PICTURE X(5).
Last modified date: 08/28/2024