Language Reference Guide : 3. Statements : EXEC 4GL Statements for 3GL : Describe Statement
 
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Describe Statement
This statement gets a list of the attributes of a class.
This statement has the following syntax:
exec 4gl describe object into descriptor;
The describe statement creates descriptors for the object's or array's attributes in the SQLDA structure specified by descriptor. For an array, it creates descriptors for the row's type.
This statement has the following parameters:
object
Specifies the handle of the object or array to be described. This parameter is an integer.
descriptor
Specifies the name of the descriptor for the SQLDA