Re: scrollable cursor in functions

Hello

8.1.x doesn't support scrollable cursors in plpgsql. Its supported only in 8.3.

Regards
Pavel Stehule

On 30/11/2007, Cedric Boudin <cedric(at)dreamgnu(dot)com> wrote:
> Dear members of the list,
>
> on a server 8.1.9 I try to do this:
> ++++++++++
> create or replace function dummy() returns void
> as
> $$
> DECLARE liahona SCROLL CURSOR with hold FOR SELECT * FROM album ;
> BEGIN
>
> --DECLARE liahona SCROLL CURSOR with hold FOR SELECT * FROM album ;
> -- Set up a cursor:
>
>
> -- Fetch the first 5 rows in the cursor liahona:
> FETCH FORWARD 5 FROM liahona;
>
> FETCH PRIOR FROM liahona;
>
> -- Close the cursor and end the transaction:
> CLOSE liahona;
> COMMIT;
>
> end;
> $$ language plpgsql;
> --------------
> I do get:
> ++++++++++
>
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "CURSOR"
> CONTEXT: invalid type name "SCROLL CURSOR with hold FOR SELECT * FROM
> album"
> compile of PL/pgSQL function "dummy" near line 1
> --------------
> If I put the cursor declaration in the begin->end block it does not matter.
> If I do:
> +++++++++++
> BEGIN work;
>
> DECLARE liahona SCROLL CURSOR with hold FOR SELECT * FROM album ;
> -- Set up a cursor:
>
>
> -- Fetch the first 5 rows in the cursor liahona:
> FETCH FORWARD 5 FROM liahona;
>
> FETCH PRIOR FROM liahona;
>
> -- Close the cursor and end the transaction:
> CLOSE liahona;
> COMMIT WORK;
> -------------------------
> I do get the expected results. Thus I conclude that the scrollable
> cursors are enabled on the server.
> I've seen some posts in the mailing list archives about some related
> problems like
> *BUG #2970
> -Are scrollable cursor forbidden in *PL/pgSQL? I did not see such a restriction explicitly in the doc.
> -If not, am I doing something wrong?
> -If not, is it a bug?
>
> have a nice day
>
> cedric
>
> **
>
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