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Oracle PL / SQL » Cursor » Cursor Open 
An illegal location for a cursor.
 
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE lecturer (
  2    id               NUMBER(5PRIMARY KEY,
  3    first_name       VARCHAR2(20),
  4    last_name        VARCHAR2(20),
  5    major            VARCHAR2(30),
  6    current_credits  NUMBER(3)
  7    );

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10001'Scott', 'Lawson','Computer Science', 11);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major, current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10002'Mar', 'Wells','History', 4);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10003'Jone', 'Bliss','Computer Science', 8);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10004'Man', 'Kyte','Economics', 8);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10005'Pat', 'Poll','History', 4);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10006'Tim', 'Viper','History', 4);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10007'Barbara', 'Blues','Economics', 7);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10008'David', 'Large','Music', 4);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10009'Chris', 'Elegant','Nutrition', 8);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10010'Rose', 'Bond','Music', 7);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10011'Rita', 'Johnson','Nutrition', 8);

row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
  2                VALUES (10012'Sharon', 'Clear','Computer Science', 3);

row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2    FUNCTION FormatName(p_FirstName IN VARCHAR2,
  3                        p_LastName IN VARCHAR2)
  4      RETURN VARCHAR2 IS
  5    BEGIN
  6      RETURN p_FirstName || ' ' || p_LastName;
  7    END FormatName;
  8
  9    CURSOR myAllLecturer IS
 10      SELECT first_name, last_name
 11        FROM lecturer;
 12
 13    v_FormattedName VARCHAR2(50);
 14
 15  BEGIN
 16    NULL;
 17  END;
 18  /
  CURSOR myAllLecturer IS
  *
ERROR at line 9:
ORA-06550: line 9, column 3:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "CURSOR" when expecting one of the following:
begin function package pragma procedure form


SQL>
SQL> drop table lecturer;

Table dropped.

SQL>

 
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