Embedded SQL host Variables

Hi,
I complied the following "C" embedde SQL statement but all the data that the SQL server returned are blank padded to the size of my variable. I tried using "DECL_VARCHAR" but the esql precompiler didn't like it.

EXEC SQL DECLARESEL_SYS_CONFIG_CUR CURSOR FOR
SELECTparam_name, param_value
FROMSYS_CONFIG;

EXEC SQL BEGIN DECLARE SECTION;
charcParName[80]= "";
charcParValue[512]= "";
EXEC SQL END DECLARE SECTION;

any idea how not to get the blank padding ?

thanks
Eli

doesn't varchar exist in this context ?
EXEC SQL BEGIN DECLARE SECTION;
varchar cParName[80] = "";
varchar cParValue[512] = "";
EXEC SQL END DECLARE SECTION;