SQL/MP Programming Manual for COBOL

HP NonStop SQL/MP Programming Manual for COBOL—529758-002
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About This Manual
This manual describes the NonStop SQL/MP programmatic interface for HP COBOL
for NonStop systems. Using this interface, a COBOL program can access a NonStop
SQL/MP database by using embedded SQL statements and directives. The HP
COBOL compiler means both the COBOL85 compiler and the NMCOBOL compiler.
Who Should Read This Guide
This manual is intended for application programmers who are embedding SQL/MP
statements and directives in a COBOL program. The reader should be familiar with
COBOL, NonStop SQL/MP terms and concepts (as described in the Introduction to
NonStop SQL/MP), and the HP NonStop operating system.
Related Manuals
The related manuals that an application programmer might find useful are:
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NonStop SQL/MP library
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Program development manuals
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Guardian system manuals
Table i describes the manuals in the NonStop SQL/MP library.
Table i. NonStop SQL/MP Library (page 1 of 2)
Manual Description
Introduction to NonStop SQL/MP Introduces the NonStop SQL/MP relational
database management system.
SQL/MP Reference Manual Describes the NonStop SQL/MP language
elements, including expressions, functions,
commands, statements, SQLCI utilities and
commands, and report writer commands.
(This manual is the printed version of online
help.)
SQL/MP Messages Manual Describes error and warning numbers and
messages returned by NonStop SQL, the SQL file
system, and FastSort.
SQL/MP Query Guide Describes how to retrieve and modify data in a
NonStop SQL/MP database and how to analyze
and improve query performance.
SQL/MP Version Management Guide Describes the rules governing version
management for the NonStop SQL/MP software,
catalogs, objects, messages, programs, and data
structures.
* C30.07 manual; does not include D-series information.