PREPARE Syntax Elements - Teradata Vantage

Teradata® VantageCloud Lake

Deployment
VantageCloud
Edition
Lake
Product
Teradata Vantage
Published
January 2023
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statement_name
The name to be associated with the prepared statement.
statement_name must be a valid SQL identifier and must not be enclosed within apostrophes.
descriptor_area
Specifies the SQLDA to receive the descriptive information about the data returned when the prepared statement is run.
You can specify descriptor_area in C programs as a name or as a pointer reference (*sqldaname) when the SQLDA structure is declared as a pointer.
statement_string
The text of the dynamic SQL statement or statements as a string expression.
statement_string_variable
The dynamic SQL statement text as a host variable.
The colon before statement_string_variable is optional.
statement_number
A valid integer literal that identifies the statement number within the request for which the descriptive information is requested
numeric_variable
A host variable of type INTEGER or SMALLINT that represents the statement number in the request for which the descriptive information is requested.
The preceding colon is optional.