Causes EXEC SQL statements in your program to be replaced by XDB calls, depending on the options you specify. 
    
  
 
     
      Restriction:  
        This directive is supported in native COBOL only. 
        
 
       
 
     
 
    Syntax:
 
       
       >>-.---.-.----XDB-.----------------------.-.--><  
    +-/-+ |        |   +-----.---.-----.  | | 
          |        |   |     +-,-+     |  | | 
          |        |   v               |  | | 
          |        +-(.-option=setting-.)-+ | 
          |           |                |    | 
          |           +-NO-option------+    | 
          +-NO-XDB--------------------------+
 
     
 
    Parameters: 
 
       
       
      
 
           
           
           
             
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                option 
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              One of the XDB options listed in the topic 
                XDB Directive Options. 
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                setting 
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              The setting for the option 
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    Properties:
 
       
       
      
 
           
           
           
             
              | Default: 
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              NOXDB 
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              | Phase: 
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              Syntax check 
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              | $SET: 
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              Initial 
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