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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: DECLARE syntax is different from the 2016 SQL standard
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elliotchance@gmail.com writes:
> The 2016 standard uses a different syntax to declare a cursor:

> <declare cursor> ::=3D
>   DECLARE <cursor name> <cursor properties>
>       FOR <cursor specification>

> Notice that it does not require or permit the &quot;CURSOR&quot; keyword =
before the
> &quot;FOR&quot; keyword.

For some reason, the spec puts the CURSOR keyword into <cursor
properties>, but it's definitely there:

<cursor properties> ::=3D
  [ <cursor sensitivity> ] [ <cursor scrollability> ] CURSOR
      [ <cursor holdability> ]
      [ <cursor returnability> ]

			regards, tom lane


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