Delimiters in SQL statements in COBOL programs

You must delimit SQL statements in your COBOL program so that IMS knows when a particular SQL statement ends.

Delimit an SQL statement in your COBOL program with the beginning keyword EXEC SQLIMS and an END-EXEC.

Example

Use EXEC SQLIMS and END-EXEC. to delimit an SQL statement in a COBOL program:

EXEC SQLIMS
  an SQL statement
END-EXEC.