PREPARE prepares a statement dynamically specified as a string for execution. This is different from the direct SQL statement PREPARE, which can also be used in embedded programs. The EXECUTE command is used to execute either kind of prepared statement.
An identifier for the prepared query.
A literal C string or a host variable containing a preparable statement, one of the SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE.
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