JDBC/ESQL
The following tips are applicable to JDBC so they affect both Database Bridge and ESQL.
Driver configuration
If you're working on Microsoft SQL Server with either the official driver (sqljdbc.jar) or JTDS, then add the JDBC option sendStringParametersAsUnicode=false to your connection URL. Example:
iscobol.jdbc.url=jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433\SQLEXPRESS;databasename=master;sendStringParametersAsUnicode=false
SQL syntax
If you’re working on Oracle, consider using Optimizer Hints in your queries in order to direct the optimizer to choose the best query execution plan.
If you’re working on either MySQL or PostgreSQL, consider using the LIMIT clause in your queries in order to generate lighter cursors and save memory.