https://sqlines.com/ 2026-04-24T02:32:27+00:00 https://sqlines.com/ https://sqlines.com/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-12-24T12:04:37+00:00 https://sqlines.com/migration/embedded-sql-and-api/cobol?rev=1293192277&do=diff COBOL applications can access databases using embedded SQL statements. Each SQL statement in a COBOL program begins with EXEC SQL and ends with END-EXEC. For example: EXEC SQL -- SQL statement here END-EXEC. Between the EXEC SQL and END-EXEC statements, you can use SQL statements only, COBOL statements are not allowed within this block.