Name
VAR — define a variable
Synopsis
VAR varname
IS ctype
Description
The VAR command assigns a new C data type
to a host variable. The host variable must be previously
declared in a declare section.
Parameters
varname
A C variable name.
ctype
A C type specification.
Examples
Exec sql begin declare section;
short a;
exec sql end declare section;
EXEC SQL VAR a IS int;
Compatibility
The VAR command is a PostgreSQL extension.