MOVE

Function

MOVE repositions a cursor without retrieving any data. MOVE works exactly like the FETCH command, except it only repositions the cursor and does not return rows.

Precautions

None

Syntax

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MOVE [ direction [ FROM | IN ] ] cursor_name;

The direction clause specifies optional parameters.

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NEXT
   | PRIOR
   | FIRST
   | LAST
   | ABSOLUTE count
   | RELATIVE count
   | count
   | ALL
   | FORWARD
   | FORWARD count
   | FORWARD ALL
   | BACKWARD
   | BACKWARD count
   | BACKWARD ALL

Parameter Description

MOVE command parameters are the same as FETCH command parameters. For details, see Parameter Description in FETCH.

On successful completion, a MOVE command returns a command tag of the form MOVE count. The count is the number of rows that a FETCH command with the same parameters would have returned (possibly zero).

Examples

Create table reason and insert data into it.

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DROP TABLE IF EXISTS reason;
CREATE TABLE reason
(
  a    int primary key,
  b    int,
  c    int
);

INSERT INTO reason VALUES (1, 2, 3);

Start a transaction:

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START TRANSACTION;

Define the cursor1 cursor:

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CURSOR cursor1 FOR SELECT * FROM reason;

Skip the first three rows of cursor1:

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MOVE FORWARD 3 FROM cursor1;

Fetch the first four rows from cursor1:

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FETCH 4 FROM cursor1;

Close a cursor:

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CLOSE cursor1;

End the transaction:

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END;

Helpful Links

CLOSE, FETCH