Cursor names and statement IDs

By default, defines cursor names and statement IDs as global entities. If you use the -local option, static cursor names and static statement IDs that you declare in a file are local to that file.

To create the local name, adds a unique tag (two to nine characters long) to the cursor names and statement IDs in the program. If the combined length of the cursor name (or statement ID) and the unique tag exceeds 128 characters, you receive a warning message.

The -local option is provided primarily for compatibility with applications that were created in previous versions of . Do not use this option when you compile new applications. Do not mix files compiled with and without the -local flag. If you mix them, you might receive unpredictable results.

If you use the -local option, you must recompile the source files every time you rename them.