DB2 - C embedded SQL won't insert a row - c

Question

I am trying to build a C program to generate partly random strings and insert a large number of them to db2 rows in a loop so I need it to insert from embedded SQL.... The program does everything except inserts.
I can make a select query, c compiler, db2 precompiler and binder all execute with no errors.
It does not even let me make an insert with hard coded variables let alone with host variables and the query is perfectly successful from terminal line
db2 "INSERT INTO
SYT006_COUNTRY(SL_ISO2,BZ_COUNTRY,KZ_RISK)
VALUES
('XY', 'wont work from embedded SQL', 'R')"
Host variables defined as char arrays with one more position for terminator. Platform is Ubuntu.
I tried a million things so here is the code.. EDIT everything obsolete cleared
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sqlca.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sqlenv.h>
#include <sqlcodes.h>
#include <sqlutil.h>
#include <time.h>
#include "utilemb.h"
#include "sqlaprep.h"
/* SQL includes */
EXEC SQL INCLUDE SQLCA;
EXEC SQL BEGIN DECLARE SECTION;
EXEC SQL DECLARE SYT006_COUNTRY TABLE
(
KEYFIELD INT,
SL_ISO2 CHAR(2) NOT NULL,
BZ_COUNTRY CHAR(30) NOT NULL,
KZ_RISK CHAR(1) NOT NULL
) ;
char hostVar[31];
EXEC SQL END DECLARE SECTION;
int main()
{
/* connect to the database REQUIRED */
printf("Connecting to database...\n ");
EXEC SQL CONNECT TO "sample";
if (SQLCODE <0)
{
printf("Connect Error. Code: %d\n", sqlca.sqlcode);
}
else
{
printf("Connected to database. Code: %d\n",sqlca.sqlcode );
}
/* works only from command line terminal*/
EXEC SQL
INSERT INTO
SYT006_COUNTRY(SL_ISO2,BZ_COUNTRY,KZ_RISK)
VALUES
('XY', 'please', 'R');
/* this one works perfectly normal*/
/*
EXEC SQL SELECT BZ_COUNTRY INTO :hostVar
FROM SYT006_COUNTRY WHERE KEYFIELD = 515;
printf("printing hostVar: %s\n", hostVar);
*/
printf("MAIN FINISH \n");
return (0);
}/*end main*/
the only out of order thing I get is when i start db2 from my shell script:
SQL5043N Support for one or more communications protocols specified in the DB2COMM environment variable failed to start successfully. However, core database manager functionality started successfully.
SQL1063N DB2START processing was successful.

Answer 1

Nothing better then a cup of coffee the next day.
Embedded-SQL program requires the line
EXEC SQL COMMIT;