PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference

OPEN-FOR-USING Statement
OPEN-FOR-USING Statement
Syntax
The OPEN-FOR-USING statement associates a cursor variable with a multi-row
query, executes the query, identifies the result set, positions the cursor before the
first row in the result set, then zeroes the rows-processed count kept by
%ROWCOUNT. For more information, see "Using the OPEN-FOR, FETCH, and CLOSE
Statements" on page 11-7.
open_for_using_statement
OPEN
cursor_variable_name
: host_cursor_variable_name
FOR
dynamic_string
,
USING
bind_argument
;
Keyword and Parameter Description
cursor_variable_name
This identifies a weakly typed cursor variable (one without a return type)
previously declared within the current scope.
bind_argument
This is an expression whose value is passed to the dynamic SELECT statement.
dynamic_string
This is a string literal, variable, or expression that represents a multi-row SELECT
statement.
host_cursor_variable_name
This identifies a cursor variable declared in a PL/SQL host environment and passed
to PL/SQL as a bind variable. The datatype of the host cursor variable is compatible
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