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CLOSE (l)

Close a cursor

SYNOPSIS

    CLOSE cursor
    

    cursor

      The name of an open cursor to close.

    CLOSE

      Message returned if the cursor is successfully closed.

    NOTICE PerformPortalClose: portal "cursor" not found

      This warning is given if cursor is not declared or has already been closed.

DESCRIPTION

    CLOSE frees the resources associated with an open cursor. After the cursor is closed, no subsequent operations are allowed on it. A cursor should be closed when it is no longer needed.

    An implicit close is executed for every open cursor when a transaction is terminated by COMMIT or ROLLBACK.

    Postgres does not have an explicit OPEN cursor statement; a cursor is considered open when it is declared. Use the DECLARE statement to declare a cursor.

USAGE

    Close the cursor liahona:

    CLOSE liahona;
    

COMPATIBILITY

    CLOSE is fully compatible with SQL92.