tsql_variables option

Controls whether the @ sign can be used as a prefix for Embedded SQL host variable names.

Allowed values

On, Off

Default

Off

A temporary setting for the current user is established by SAP Open Client and jConnect TDS connections ('On').

Scope

	PUBLIC role	For current user	For other users
Allowed to set permanently?	Yes, with SET ANY PUBLIC OPTION	Yes	Yes, with SET ANY PUBLIC OPTION
Allowed to set temporarily?	Yes, with SET ANY PUBLIC OPTION	Yes (current connection only)	No

Remarks

When this option is set to On, you can use the @ sign instead of the colon as a prefix for host variable names in Embedded SQL. This is implemented primarily for Transact-SQL compatibility.