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Identifying Non-Standard Features

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The following table lists ALLBASE/SQL features that do not conform to the FIPS 127.1 standard. These features do not generate a flagger warning.

Table 2-2 ALLBASE/SQL Non-Standard Programming Features

FeatureDescription
updatablility processingRefer to the following section, "Understanding Implicit Updatability."
SQLCA declarationRefer to the following section, "Declaring the SQLCA."
host language commentsALLBASE/SQL allows host language comments within an SQL statement. The standard allows only SQL comments.
$SQL COPY compiler directiveALLBASE/SQL supports the COBOL COPY statement. Refer to the ALLBASE/SQL COBOL Application Programming Guide for usage details.
SQLCODE in FORTRAN The standard requires a variable declaration for SQLCOD, and ALLBASE/SQL supports the standard.
SQLIND This host variable type is not standards compliant. The standard requires that an indicator variable be declared as any exact numeric data type of scale zero, and ALLBASE/SQL supports the standard with the exception of BULK processing.

 

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