DELETE ... WHERE CURRENT OF

Syntax

DELETE FROM table-specification
   WHERE CURRENT OF cid

1. table-specification identifies the target table
2. cid is the identifier of the database cursor declared for update.

Usage

Use DELETE ... WHERE CURRENT OF to remove the row currently pointed by the associated FOR UPDATE cursor.

After the deletion, no current row exists; you cannot use the cursor to delete or update a row until you reposition the cursor with a FETCH statement.

The scope of reference of the cid cursor identifier is local to the module where it is declared. Therefore, you must execute the DECLARE, UPDATE or DELETE instructions in the same module.

There must be a current row in the result set. Make sure that the SQL status returned by the last FETCH is equal to zero.