Question : DB2 SQL EMBEDDED IN COBOL SELECT INTO

I always though that it was necessary to do an open cursor, select without into, fetch and close cursor for embedded DB2 SQL in COBOL.

However, I just coded, compile and tested a SELECT INTO in COBOL and from the testing it appears to be working.  Am I just being fooled, I want to make sure that it is okay to do this and it is correct.

Thanks, MarOS

Answer : DB2 SQL EMBEDDED IN COBOL SELECT INTO

Hi Mary,

It certainly is legal, providing that the compiler (and/or pre-compiler) support(s) it.

I believe that the selected value must be scalar.  That is, it must return exactly 1 row.


Good Luck,
Kent