Peter Eisentraut <pete...@gmx.net> writes: > In plpgsql, if you write > OPEN var BLAH
> you can an error message like this: > ERROR: syntax error ... > DETAIL: Expected "FOR", to open a reference cursor. > But what is a "reference cursor"? Isn't this rather saying "... to open a > cursor, a reference to which will be stored in your variable"? Anyone got a > better idea for a wording? The documentation uses the phrase "unbound cursor". +1 for changing it --- I don't see any other uses of "reference cursor", except in pg_type.h where type "refcursor" is commented that way. And that should probably read "reference to cursor". regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers