DB2 Application Development Environment
Suppose you are writing an application program to access data in a DB2 database. When your program executes an SQL statement, the program needs to communicate with DB2. When DB2 finishes processing an SQL statement, DB2 sends back a return code, and your program should test the return code to examine the results of the operation.
To communicate with DB2, you need to choose a method. You can use one of these methods:
Static SQL
Dynamic SQL
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
JDBC application support
ODBC lets you access data through ODBC function calls in your application. You execute SQL statements by passing them to DB2 through a ODBC function call. ODBC eliminates the need for precompiling and binding your ...
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