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<refentry id="SQL-MOVE">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>
MOVE
</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>
MOVE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
Moves cursor position
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<refsynopsisdivinfo>
<date>1998-09-24</date>
</refsynopsisdivinfo>
<synopsis>
MOVE [ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">selector</replaceable> ] [ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">count</replaceable> ]
{ IN | FROM } <replaceable class="PARAMETER">cursor</replaceable>
FETCH [ RELATIVE ] [ { [ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">#</replaceable> | ALL | NEXT | PRIOR ] } ] FROM ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">cursor</replaceable>
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="R1-SQL-MOVE-1">
<refsect1info>
<date>1998-09-24</date>
</refsect1info>
<title>
Description
</title>
<para>
<command>MOVE</command> allows a user to move cursor position a specified
number of rows.
<command>MOVE</command> works like the <command>FETCH</command> command,
but only positions the cursor and does
not return rows.
</para>
<para>
Refer to the <command>FETCH</command> command for details on syntax and usage.
</para>
<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-MOVE-3">
<refsect2info>
<date>1998-09-24</date>
</refsect2info>
<title>
Notes
</title>
<para>
<command>MOVE</command> is a <productname>Postgres</productname>
language extension.
</para>
<para>
Refer to <command>FETCH</command> for a description
of valid arguments.
Refer to <command>DECLARE</command> to declare a cursor.
Refer to <command>BEGIN WORK</command>, <command>COMMIT WORK</command>,
<command>ROLLBACK WORK</command> statements
for further information about transactions.
</para>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="R1-SQL-MOVE-2">
<title>
Usage
</title>
<para>
Set up and use a cursor:
<programlisting>
BEGIN WORK;
DECLARE liahona CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM films;
--Skip first 5 rows:
MOVE FORWARD 5 IN liahona;
<computeroutput>
MOVE
</computeroutput>
--Fetch 6th row in the cursor liahona:
FETCH 1 IN liahona;
<computeroutput>
FETCH
code |title |did| date_prod|kind |len
-----+------+---+----------+----------+------
P_303|48 Hrs|103|1982-10-22|Action | 01:37
(1 row)
</computeroutput>
-- close the cursor liahona and commit work:
CLOSE liahona;
COMMIT WORK;
</programlisting>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="R1-SQL-MOVE-3">
<title>
Compatibility
</title>
<para>
</para>
<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-MOVE-4">
<refsect2info>
<date>1998-09-01</date>
</refsect2info>
<title>
SQL92
</title>
<para>
There is no SQL92 <command>MOVE</command> statement.
Instead, <acronym>SQL92</acronym> allows
one to <command>FETCH</command> rows from an absolute cursor position,
implicitly moving the cursor to the correct place.
</para>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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