VARCHAR data type for local variables of stored procedures

[frank . schimmelpfennig]

Hi,

when I try to declare local variables with the VARCHAR data type (see example below) I 
get a -5015 error (Syntax error or access violation;-5015 POS(164) Missing 
keyword:REAL,FLOAT,FIXED,CHARACTER,CHAR,TI) although the reference manual says that 
VARCHAR
is an allowed data type for a local variable.

CREATE DBPROC TEST_PROC
 (IN  P_1   VARCHAR(30)
 ,IN  P_2  VARCHAR(50)
 ,OUT P_3  BOOLEAN
 ,OUT P_4    INTEGER)
 AS

VAR
  V_1  BOOLEAN;
  V_2  INTEGER;
  V_3  VARCHAR(30);
  V_4  VARCHAR(50);
BEGIN
  SET V_1 = FALSE;
END;

If I change the data types of v_3 and v_4 to CHAR (V_3  CHAR(30); V_4  CHAR(30);) then 
the stored procedure seems to be o.k. Is there something wrong with the DDL-statement?

Thanks in advance!
Frank Schimmelpfennig

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