diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/AssignmentTarget.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/AssignmentTarget.java
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/AssignmentTarget.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ */
+package org.jooq;
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diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Declaration.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Declaration.java
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index 0000000000..a56ac42b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Declaration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
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+package org.jooq;
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diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Variable.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Variable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6cd2b93b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Variable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
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diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Assignment.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Assignment.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d024a424ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Assignment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ *
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+ *
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+ *
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+ *
+ *
+ *
+ */
+package org.jooq.impl;
+
+import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_SET;
+
+// ...
+import org.jooq.Clause;
+import org.jooq.Context;
+import org.jooq.Field;
+
+/**
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+final class Assignment<T> extends AbstractStatement {
+
+    /**
+     * Generated UID
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1567637930559064772L;
+    final AssignmentTarget<T> target;
+    final Field<T>            value;
+
+    Assignment(AssignmentTarget<T> target, Field<T> value) {
+        this.target = target;
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void accept(Context<?> ctx) {
+        switch (ctx.family()) {
+            case MARIADB:
+            case MYSQL:
+            case SQLSERVER:
+                ctx.visit(K_SET).sql(' ').visit(target).sql(" = ").visit(value);
+                break;
+
+            case POSTGRES:
+            case ORACLE:
+            default:
+                ctx.visit(target).sql(" := ").visit(value);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Clause[] clauses(Context<?> ctx) {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+/* [/pro] */
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diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BlockImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BlockImpl.java
index d0a1ab51b8..9bd51441c0 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BlockImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BlockImpl.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import static org.jooq.conf.ParamType.INLINED;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_AS;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_ATOMIC;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_BEGIN;
+import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_DECLARE;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_DO;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_END;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Keywords.K_EXECUTE_BLOCK;
@@ -59,14 +60,17 @@ import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.increment;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.DataKey.DATA_BLOCK_NESTING;
 import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.DataKey.DATA_FORCE_STATIC_STATEMENT;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.jooq.Block;
 import org.jooq.Clause;
 import org.jooq.Configuration;
 import org.jooq.Context;
 import org.jooq.DDLQuery;
+// ...
 import org.jooq.SQLDialect;
 import org.jooq.Statement;
 
@@ -82,6 +86,9 @@ final class BlockImpl extends AbstractQuery implements Block {
     private static final EnumSet<SQLDialect>      REQUIRES_EXECUTE_IMMEDIATE_ON_DDL = EnumSet.of(FIREBIRD);
     private static final EnumSet<SQLDialect>      SUPPORTS_NULL_STATEMENT           = EnumSet.of(POSTGRES);
 
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     BlockImpl(Configuration configuration, Collection<? extends Statement> statements) {
@@ -166,6 +173,47 @@ final class BlockImpl extends AbstractQuery implements Block {
     }
 
     private final void accept0(Context<?> ctx) {
+        accept1(ctx, new ArrayList<Statement>(statements));
+    }
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+        return statement instanceof Declaration
+            || statement instanceof Assignment && ((Assignment<?>) statement).target instanceof Declaration;
+    }
+
+    private static final void accept2(Context<?> ctx, List<Statement> statements) {
         ctx.visit(K_BEGIN);
 
         if (ctx.family() == MARIADB)
@@ -194,7 +242,17 @@ final class BlockImpl extends AbstractQuery implements Block {
         }
         else {
             statementLoop:
-            for (Statement s : statements) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < statements.size(); i++) {
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                     continue statementLoop;
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
index 1e1591326f..c4b80793ca 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ import org.jooq.CreateViewAsStep;
 import org.jooq.DSLContext;
 import org.jooq.DataType;
 import org.jooq.DatePart;
+// ...
 import org.jooq.Delete;
 import org.jooq.DeleteWhereStep;
 import org.jooq.DerivedColumnList;
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ import org.jooq.UDTRecord;
 import org.jooq.Update;
 import org.jooq.UpdateSetFirstStep;
 import org.jooq.User;
+// ...
 import org.jooq.WindowFromFirstLastStep;
 import org.jooq.WindowIgnoreNullsStep;
 import org.jooq.WindowOverStep;
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index 0000000000..781e574775
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+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DeclarationImpl.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ *
+ *
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index 0000000000..2aef2d9d07
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+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * Other licenses:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Commercial licenses for this work are available. These replace the above
+ * ASL 2.0 and offer limited warranties, support, maintenance, and commercial
+ * database integrations.
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit: http://www.jooq.org/licenses
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