Provided for compatibility with other ESQL SQL dialects, and is accepted but not processed by the OpenESQL preprocessor. 
                  	 
 
            	 
            
               Syntax:
 
               		 
               		>>---EXEC SQL---DECLARE statement_name---STATEMENT---END-EXEC---->
 
               	   
            	 
            
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                              | statement_name | A dynamic SQL statement name. | 
 
                           			 
                         
                        		  
                     
                    
                  		
                 
               	 
              
            	 
             
            
           
         
         
Comments:
In effect, the OpenESQL preprocessor ignores DECLARE STATEMENT.