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*************** VAR <replaceable>varname</replaceable> I
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      <title>Description</title>
  
      <para>
!      The <command>VAR</command> command defines a host variable.  It
!      is equivalent to an ordinary C variable definition inside a
!      declare section.
      </para>
     </refsect1>
  
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      <title>Description</title>
  
      <para>
!      The <command>VAR</command> command assigns a new C data type
!      to a host variable.  The host variable must be previously
!      declared in a declare section.
      </para>
     </refsect1>
  
*************** VAR <replaceable>varname</replaceable> I
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      <title>Examples</title>
  
  <programlisting>
! EXEC SQL VAR vc IS VARCHAR[10];
! EXEC SQL VAR boolvar IS bool;
  </programlisting>
     </refsect1>
  
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      <title>Examples</title>
  
  <programlisting>
! Exec sql begin declare section;
! short a;
! exec sql end declare section;
! EXEC SQL VAR a IS int;
  </programlisting>
     </refsect1>