SQL/MP Programming Manual for COBOL

Introduction
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Effect on Conformance to ISO/ANSI Standards
For more information, see Running the HP COBOL Compilers on page 6-12. Most
features of the COBOL language and library are available in the OSS environment,
and most of them operate as they do in the Guardian environment. Differences in the
two environments as they relate to the COBOL interface to SQL/MP are discussed
throughout this manual. The COBOL85 for NonStop Systems Manual contains detailed
information on using COBOL in the OSS environment.
Effect on Conformance to ISO/ANSI Standards
When an HP COBOL program does not use the SQL directive (which notifies the
COBOL85 or NMCOBOL compiler to expect embedded SQL), embedded SQL does
not affect HP COBOL conformance to the COBOL ISO/ANSI standard. When a
program does use the SQL directive, embedded SQL affects HP COBOL conformance
to the COBOL ISO/ANSI standard only to the extent required to process SQL
statements. For information on HP COBOL conformance to the COBOL ISO/ANSI
standard, see the COBOL85 for NonStop Systems Manual.
The HP COBOL embedded SQL implementation conforms to the ANSI Database—
Embedded SQL Standard (ANSI X3.168-1989), with the restrictions and extensions
mentioned in this section.