How is it possible to insert a NULL into an ORACLE TABLE when host variable has been initialized?
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 MinuteTo achieve this goal, you have to use indicator variables:
*Put a NULL value in a record using indicator variables
move 6 to V-KEY
move spaces to V-DATA
move -1 to IND-VAR
EXEC SQL
INSERT INTO V_TABLE VALUES (:V-KEY, :V-DATA:IND-VAR)
END-EXEC
When the value of the indicator variable is equal to -1, the value of the host variable is ignored and NULL will be used instead.
More information related to indicator variables is available in the isCOBOL documentation's Language Reference Manual in the "Embedded SQL: Indicator Variables" chapter.