Interpret compile errors in applications that use SQL

Sometimes you will encounter compile errors. Use the following information to interpret these errors.

Attention: If you separate precompile and compile steps, and the source program refers to externally described files, the referred to files must not be changed between precompile and compile. Otherwise, results that are not predictable may occur because the changes to the field definitions are not changed in the temporary source member.

Examples of externally described files are:

When the SQL precompiler does not recognize host variables, try compiling the source. The compiler will not recognize the EXEC SQL statements, ignore these errors. Verify that the compiler interprets the host variable declaration as defined by the SQL precompiler for that language.