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<date>1999-07-20</date>
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<synopsis>
-DECLARE <replaceable class="parameter">cursor</replaceable> [ BINARY ] [ INSENSITIVE ] [ SCROLL ]
+DECLARE <replaceable class="parameter">cursorname</replaceable> [ BINARY ] [ INSENSITIVE ] [ SCROLL ]
CURSOR FOR <replaceable class="parameter">query</replaceable>
[ FOR { READ ONLY | UPDATE [ OF <replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> [, ...] ] ]
</synopsis>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable class="parameter">cursor</replaceable></term>
+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">cursorname</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the cursor to be used in subsequent FETCH operations..
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>
NOTICE
-BlankPortalAssignName: portal "<replaceable class="parameter">cursor</replaceable>" already exists
+BlankPortalAssignName: portal "<replaceable class="parameter">cursorname</replaceable>" already exists
</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This error occurs if <replaceable class="parameter">cursor</replaceable> is already declared.
+ This error occurs if <replaceable class="parameter">cursorname</replaceable> is already declared.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>