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The SQL standard defines <command>FETCH</command> for use in
- embedded SQL only. This variant of <command>FETCH</command>
+ embedded SQL only. The variant of <command>FETCH</command>
described here returns the data as if it were a
<command>SELECT</command> result rather than placing it in host
variables. Other than this point, <command>FETCH</command> is