The statements manual for 8.2.7 does not document the INDICATOR keyword of the into-clause. Sometimes you need this for its parameters.
It looks like this: INTO :#SR-LENGTH INDICATOR :#N@VALUE
The Statements manual for SELECT (SQL) shows
Under the Chapter Using Natural SQL Statements, Basic Syntactical Items shows the optional INDICATOR usage.
Parameters
Syntax of item parameter:
[[:sql-type]:] host-variable [INDICATOR [:] host-variable] [LINDICATOR [:] host-variable]
In the case of INTO VIEW view-name, the null and length indicator fields are added to the VIEW definition:
Natural View Concept
Some Natural SQL statements also support the use of Natural views.
A Natural view can be specified instead of a parameter list, where each field of the view - except group fields, redefining fields and fields prefixed with L@ or N@- corresponds to one parameter (host variable).
Fields with names prefixed with L@ or N@ can only exist with corresponding master fields; that is, fields of the same name, where:
L@ fields are converted into LINDICATOR fields,
N@ fields are converted into INDICATOR fields.
L@ fields should have been specified at view definition, immediately before the master fields to which they apply.
Hope that helps,
George