define external counter function SQLbindparameter
     (  read-only SQL_handle_type StatementHandle,
        value counter ParameterNumber,
        value counter InputOutputType,
        value counter ValueType,
        value counter ParameterType,
        value counter ColumnSize,
        value counter DecimalDigits,
        read-only SQL_array_type ParameterValue,
        value counter BufferLength,
        read-only SQL_array_type StrLen_or_Ind )

Links a variable to a parameter marker in an SQL statement.

Input arguments:

1. StatementHandle.
2. ParameterNumber. The parameter number, ordered sequentially in increasing parameter order, starting at 1.
3. InputOutputType. The type of parameter. The following values are allowed: SQL_PARAM_INPUT, SQL_PARAM_INPUT_OUTPUT, and SQL_PARAM_OUTPUT.
4. ValueType. The C data type of the parameter. The following values are allowed:
   • SQL_C_DEFAULT
   • SQL_C_NUMERIC
   • SQL_C_CHAR
   • SQL_C_LONG
   • SQL_C_SHORT
   • SQL_C_FLOAT
   • SQL_C_DOUBLE
   • SQL_C_DATE
   • SQL_C_TIME
   • SQL_C_TIMESTAMP
   • SQL_C_TYPE_DATE
   • SQL_C_TYPE_TIME
   • SQL_C_TYPE_TIMESTAMP
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_YEAR
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_MONTH
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_DAY
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_HOUR
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_MINUTE
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_SECOND
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_YEAR_TO_MONTH
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_DAY_TO_HOUR
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_DAY_TO_MINUTE
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_DAY_TO_SECOND
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_HOUR_TO_MINUTE
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_HOUR_TO_SECOND
   • SQL_C_INTERVAL_MINUTE_TO_SECOND
   • SQL_C_BINARY
   • SQL_C_BIT
   • SQL_C_SBIGINT
   • SQL_C_UBIGINT
   • SQL_C_TINYINT
   • SQL_C_SLONG
   • SQL_C_SSHORT
   • SQL_C_STINYINT
   • SQL_C_ULONG
   • SQL_C_USHORT
   • SQL_C_UTINYINT
   • SQL_C_BOOKMARK
   • SQL_C_VARBOOKMARK
5. ParameterType. The SQL data type of the parameter. The following values are allowed:
   • SQL_UNKNOWN_TYPE
   • SQL_CHAR
   • SQL_NUMERIC
   • SQL_DECIMAL
   • SQL_INTEGER
   • SQL_SMALLINT
   • SQL_FLOAT
   • SQL_REAL
   • SQL_DOUBLE
   • SQL_DATETIME
   • SQL_VARCHAR
   • SQL_TYPE_DATE
   • SQL_TYPE_TIME
   • SQL_TYPE_TIMESTAMP
   • SQL_LONGVARCHAR
   • SQL_BIT
   • SQL_TINYINT
   • SQL_BIGINT
   • SQL_BINARY
   • SQL_VARBINARY
   • SQL_LONGVARBINARY
   • SQL_INTERVAL_MONTH
   • SQL_INTERVAL_YEAR
   • SQL_INTERVAL_YEAR_TO_MONTH
   • SQL_INTERVAL_DAY
   • SQL_INTERVAL_HOUR
   • SQL_INTERVAL_MINUTE
   • SQL_INTERVAL_SECOND
   • SQL_INTERVAL_DAY_TO_HOUR
   • SQL_INTERVAL_DAY_TO_MINUTE
   • SQL_INTERVAL_DAY_TO_SECOND
   • SQL_INTERVAL_HOUR_TO_MINUTE
   • SQL_INTERVAL_HOUR_TO_SECOND
   • SQL_INTERVAL_MINUTE_TO_SECOND
   • SQL_UNICODE
   • SQL_UNICODE_VARCHAR
   • SQL_UNICODE_LONGVARCHAR
   • SQL_UNICODE_CHAR
6. ColumnSize. The size of the column or expression of the corresponding parameter marker.
7. DecimalDigits. The decimal digits of the column or expression of the corresponding parameter marker.
8. ParameterValue. The parameter data.
9. BufferLength. The size of a single element in ParameterValue.
10. StrLen_or_Ind. The length or indicator of data elements in ParameterValue.