COBOL Versions & SQL

From: arenaTR (arenaTR_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/16/03 

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 12:29:18 -0500

I wanted to ask everyone a question for a relative newbie. most of the
cobol I've done has had some form of SQL, depending on the version of the
DBMS, embedded in the COBOL itself. This is how I thought it had to be
done. This applies to both SQL code for RDBMS and file reads for VSAM-type
files.

My question is, are there versions of COBOL out there that allow SQL to be
called outside a program, or by language design, must the SQL be embedded in
the COBOL programm and cannot be handled externally. Thank you very much in
advance for your help!

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