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Client APIs and toolsYou can use the HCL OneDB™ implementation of client APIs to develop applications for HCL OneDB™ database servers.
ESQL/C GuideThe HCL OneDB™ ESQL/C Programmer's Manual explains how to use , the HCL OneDB™ implementation of Embedded Structured Query Language (SQL) for C (ESQL/C), to create client applications with database-management capabilities.
Dynamic SQL
A system-descriptor areaA system-descriptor area is a dynamic-management structure that can hold data that a prepared statement either returns from or sends to the database server. A system-descriptor area conforms to X/Open standards.
Manage a system-descriptor area
Assign and obtain values from a system-descriptor area

Assign and obtain values from a system-descriptor area

The following SQL statements allow your program to access the fields of the system-descriptor area:

The SET DESCRIPTOR statement assigns values to the fields of the system-descriptor area.
The GET DESCRIPTOR statement obtains values from the fields of the system-descriptor area.

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