open_statement - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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en-US
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2025-11-22
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

You can specify these options for open statements.

cursor_name
Name of the cursor to be opened.
USING
Variables used as input to the SQL statement by cursor_name.
The USING clause is valid only for result set cursors.
See Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Stored Procedures and Embedded SQL, B035-1148 for details.
SQL_identifier
parameter_reference
Set of variables to be supplied as input to the prepared SQL request.
The maximum length of a database object name is either 30 LATIN characters or 128 Unicode characters. For details about object name length limits, see Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Fundamentals, B035-1141.
SQL_identifier or parameter_reference must be a valid SQL variable and must be declared prior to the OPEN statement.