Include code in PL/I applications that use SQL

SQL statements or PL/I host variable declaration statements can be included by placing the following SQL statement at the point in the source code where the statements are to be embedded.

EXEC SQL INCLUDE member-name ;

No PL/I preprocessor directives are permitted within SQL statements. PL/I %INCLUDE statements cannot be used to include SQL statements or declarations of PL/I host variables that are referenced in SQL statements.