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Execute sp_describe_cursor into the cursor variable
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22> IF cursor_status('variable', '@Report') != 1
5> CREATE TABLE authors(
6> au_id varchar(11),
7> au_lname varchar(40) NOT NULL,
8> au_fname varchar(20) NOT NULL,
9> phone char(12) NOT NULL DEFAULT ('UNKNOWN'),
10> address varchar(40) NULL,
11> city varchar(20) NULL,
12> state char(2) NULL,
13> zip char(5) NULL,
14> contract bit NOT NULL
15> )
16> GO
1> insert authors values('1', 'Joe', 'Abra', '111 111-1111', '6 St.', 'Berkeley', 'CA', '11111', 1)
2> insert authors values('2', 'Jack', 'Majo', '222 222-2222', '3 St.', 'Oakland' , 'CA', '22222', 1)
3> insert authors values('3', 'Pink', 'Cherry', '333 333-3333', '5 Ln.', 'Vancouver', 'BC', '33333', 1)
4> insert authors values('4', 'Blue', 'Albert', '444 444-4444', '7 Av.', 'Vancouver', 'BC', '44444', 1)
5> insert authors values('5', 'Red', 'Anne', '555 555-5555', '6 Av.', 'Regina', 'SK', '55555', 1)
6> insert authors values('6', 'Black', 'Michel', '666 666-6666', '3 Pl.', 'Regina', 'SK', '66666', 1)
7> insert authors values('7', 'White', 'Sylvia', '777 777-7777', '1 Pl.', 'Rockville', 'MD', '77777', 1)
8> insert authors values('8', 'Yellow','Heather','888 888-8888', '3 Pu', 'Vacaville', 'CA', '88888', 0)
9> insert authors values('9', 'Gold', 'Dep', '999 999-9999', '5 Av.', 'Oakland', 'CA', '99999', 0)
10> insert authors values('10', 'Siler', 'Dean', '000 000-0000', '4 Av.', 'Oakland', 'CA', '00000', 1)
11> GO
1>
2>
3> DECLARE authors_cursor CURSOR KEYSET FOR
4> SELECT au_lname
5> FROM authors
6> WHERE au_lname LIKE 'S%'
7>
8> OPEN authors_cursor
9>
10>
11>
12> DECLARE @Report CURSOR
13>
14>
15> EXEC master.dbo.sp_describe_cursor
16> @cursor_return = @Report OUTPUT,
17> @cursor_source = 'global',
18> @cursor_identity = 'authors_cursor'
19>
20>
21>
22> IF cursor_status('variable', '@Report') != 1
23> PRINT 'No information available from the cursor'
24>
25> ELSE BEGIN
26>
27> WHILE (@@fetch_status = 0)
28> BEGIN
29> FETCH NEXT FROM @Report
30> END
31> END
32>
33>
34> IF cursor_status('variable', '@Report') >= -1
35> BEGIN
36> CLOSE @Report
37> DEALLOCATE @Report
38> END
39> GO
1>
2>
3> CLOSE authors_cursor
4> DEALLOCATE authors_cursor
5> GO
1>
2> drop table authors;
3> GO
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