Integer

An integer (INT) is a 4-byte integer SQL data type that can be declared in COBOL with usage BINARY, COMP, COMP-X, COMP-5 or COMP-4.

All of the following definitions are valid for host variables to map directly onto the INT data type.

03 longint1      PIC S9(9)  COMP.
03 longint2      PIC S9(9)  COMP-5.
03 longint3      PIC X(4)   COMP-5.
03 longint4      PIC X(4)   COMP-X.
03 longint5      PIC 9(9)   USAGE DISPLAY.
03 longint6      PIC S9(9)  USAGE DISPLAY.

OpenESQL

• All formats are acceptable.
• For the most efficient access, you should declare integers as COMP-5.