OPEN

Syntax

OPEN cursor_name [expression[,...]];

OPEN cursor_name

Description

This statement opens a cursor which was previously declared with DECLARE CURSOR.

The query associated to the DECLARE CURSOR is executed when OPEN is executed. It is important to remember this if the query produces an error, or calls functions which have side effects.

This is necessary in order to FETCH rows from a cursor.

See Cursor Overview for an example.

See Also

• Cursor Overview

• DECLARE CURSOR

• FETCH cursor_name

• CLOSE cursor_name

• Cursors in Oracle mode

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