Choosing programming languages and methods to use

You can use a wide variety of programming languages and techniques to develop application programs for DB2 UDB for z/OS. You can choose among the following programming languages:

  • Java

  • C

  • C++

  • COBOL

  • Smalltalk

  • REXX

  • Fortran

  • PL/I

  • High-level Assembler (part of the z/OS operating system)

Several methods are available for communicating with DB2. You can use any of the following programming methods:

Static SQL

The source form of a static SQL statement is embedded within an application program that is written in a traditional programming language. (Traditional programming languages include C, C++, COBOL, Fortran, ...

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