ALLOCATE DESCRIPTOR — allocate an SQL descriptor area
ALLOCATE DESCRIPTOR nameALLOCATE DESCRIPTOR allocates a new named SQL descriptor area, which can be used to exchange data between the PostgreSQL server and the host program.
Descriptor areas should be freed after use using the DEALLOCATE DESCRIPTOR command.
nameA name of SQL descriptor, case sensitive. This can be an SQL identifier or a host variable.
EXEC SQL ALLOCATE DESCRIPTOR mydesc;
ALLOCATE DESCRIPTOR is specified in the SQL standard.