The BEGIN DECLARE SECTION preprocessor directive indicates the beginning of the host variable declaration section in an application program.
Application Programs Only
BEGIN DECLARE SECTION
This directive cannot be used interactively.
Use this directive in conjunction with the END DECLARE SECTION directive.
You do not need authorization to use the BEGIN DECLARE SECTION statement.
You define host variables here, including indicator variables, if any.
BEGIN DECLARE SECTION END DECLARE SECTION