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SQL programmingYou can use the HCL OneDB™ implementation of the SQL language to develop applications for HCL OneDB™ database servers.
Guide to SQL: SyntaxThe HCL OneDB™ Guide to SQL: Syntax describes the syntax of the statements, data types, expressions, operators, and built-in functions of the HCL OneDB™ dialect of the SQL language.
SQL statementsThis chapter describes the syntax and semantics of SQL statements that are recognized by HCL OneDB™.
GET DESCRIPTOR statementUse the GET DESCRIPTOR statement to read from a system descriptor area.
Using the VALUE Clause

Using the VALUE Clause

Use the VALUE clause to obtain information about a described column or expression or to retrieve values that the database server returns in a system descriptor area.

The item_num must be greater than zero (0) but not greater than the number of item descriptors that were specified when the system-descriptor area was allocated with the ALLOCATE DESCRIPTOR statement.