ESQL
Embedded Structured Query Language. Commands that enable non-SQL programs such as COBOL programs to communicate with SQL databases.
host-variable
Any data item defined in an SQL DECLARE section of Working-Storage. Host-variables are often used in SQL statements and must be preceded with a colon (":").
intermediate file
An AcuSQL system file created between pre-compilation and compilation. Useful for debugging purposes. Intermediate files can be opened into the Code Editor; however, you should not modify the intermediate files in any way.
ODBC
Open Database Connectivity. A standard protocol used to facilitate communications between Windows-based applications and data sources.
pre-compiler
A compiler that is run prior to a standard program compiler to perform preparatory translation tasks. AcuSQL is an ESQL pre-compiler. It is run before the standard ACUCOBOL-GT compiler to translate ESQL commands into ODBC API calls.