Формат
<embedded SQL COBOL program> ::=
См. Синтаксические правила.
<COBOL variable definition> ::=
{ 01 | 77 } < COBOL host identifier>
<COBOL type specification>
[<character> ...]
< COBOL host identifier> ::=
См. Cинтаксическое правило 3.
<COBOL type specification> ::=
<COBOL character type>
| <COBOL numeric type>
| <COBOL integer type>
<COBOL character type> ::=
PIC[TURE] [IS] X (<length>)
<COBOL numeric type> ::=
PIC[TURE] [IS]
S{ <nines> [V<nines>]
| <nines>V
| V<nines> }
[USAGE [IS]] DISPLAY SIGN LEADING SEPARATE
<COBOL integer type> ::=
PIC[TURE] [IS]
S<nines>
[USAGE [IS]] COMP[UTATIONAL]
<nines>::= { 9 [(<unsigned integer>)] }...