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- MOVE [ <em class="replaceable"><code>direction</code></em> [ FROM | IN ] ] <em class="replaceable"><code>cursor_name</code></em>
-
- <span class="phrase">where <em class="replaceable"><code>direction</code></em> can be empty or one of:</span>
-
- NEXT
- PRIOR
- FIRST
- LAST
- ABSOLUTE <em class="replaceable"><code>count</code></em>
- RELATIVE <em class="replaceable"><code>count</code></em>
- <em class="replaceable"><code>count</code></em>
- ALL
- FORWARD
- FORWARD <em class="replaceable"><code>count</code></em>
- FORWARD ALL
- BACKWARD
- BACKWARD <em class="replaceable"><code>count</code></em>
- BACKWARD ALL
- </pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.156.6"><h2>Description</h2><p>
- <code class="command">MOVE</code> repositions a cursor without retrieving any data.
- <code class="command">MOVE</code> works exactly like the <code class="command">FETCH</code>
- command, except it only positions the cursor and does not return rows.
- </p><p>
- The parameters for the <code class="command">MOVE</code> command are identical to
- those of the <code class="command">FETCH</code> command; refer to
- <a class="xref" href="sql-fetch.html" title="FETCH"><span class="refentrytitle">FETCH</span></a>
- for details on syntax and usage.
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.156.7"><h2>Outputs</h2><p>
- On successful completion, a <code class="command">MOVE</code> command returns a command
- tag of the form
- </p><pre class="screen">
- MOVE <em class="replaceable"><code>count</code></em>
- </pre><p>
- The <em class="replaceable"><code>count</code></em> is the number
- of rows that a <code class="command">FETCH</code> command with the same parameters
- would have returned (possibly zero).
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.156.8"><h2>Examples</h2><pre class="programlisting">
- BEGIN WORK;
- DECLARE liahona CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM films;
-
- -- Skip the first 5 rows:
- MOVE FORWARD 5 IN liahona;
- MOVE 5
-
- -- Fetch the 6th row from the cursor liahona:
- FETCH 1 FROM liahona;
- code | title | did | date_prod | kind | len
- -------+--------+-----+------------+--------+-------
- P_303 | 48 Hrs | 103 | 1982-10-22 | Action | 01:37
- (1 row)
-
- -- Close the cursor liahona and end the transaction:
- CLOSE liahona;
- COMMIT WORK;
- </pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.156.9"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
- There is no <code class="command">MOVE</code> statement in the SQL standard.
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.156.10"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-close.html" title="CLOSE"><span class="refentrytitle">CLOSE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-declare.html" title="DECLARE"><span class="refentrytitle">DECLARE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-fetch.html" title="FETCH"><span class="refentrytitle">FETCH</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-lock.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-notify.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">LOCK </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> NOTIFY</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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