Purpose
APOSTSQL specifies that for embedded SQL statements, the string delimiter is the apostrophe (') and that the SQL escape (name) delimiter is the quotation mark (").
Usage Notes
Abbreviation for QUOTE | Mutually Exclusive |
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Q | APOST and QUOTE |
This specification… | Is the default for… | Notes |
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APOST | COBOL and may be changed. Refer to the Notes column. | QUOTE can be explicitly specified for COBOL; if so, also specify the COBOL compiler QUOTE option. |
APOST | PL/I and may not be changed. | |
QUOTE | C and may not be changed. |
Host language statements generated by PP2 obey the same conventions. These options do not affect string and SQL escape (name) delimiters in embedded SQL statements. See APOSTSQL|QUOTESQL -as | -qs.