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# MOVE

## Name

MOVE -- position a cursor

## Synopsis

    MOVE [ direction [ FROM | IN ] ] cursor_name

    where direction can be empty or one of:

        NEXT
        PRIOR
        FIRST
        LAST
        ABSOLUTE count
        RELATIVE count
        count
        ALL
        FORWARD
        FORWARD count
        FORWARD ALL
        BACKWARD
        BACKWARD count
        BACKWARD ALL

## Description

`MOVE` repositions a cursor without retrieving any data. `MOVE` works exactly like the `FETCH` command, except it only positions the cursor and does not return rows.

The parameters for the `MOVE` command are identical to those of the `FETCH` command; refer to FETCH for details on syntax and usage.

## Outputs

On successful completion, a `MOVE` command returns a command tag of the form

    MOVE count

The `count` is the number of rows that a `FETCH` command with the same parameters would have returned (possibly zero).

## Examples

    BEGIN WORK;
    DECLARE liahona CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM films;

    -- Skip the first 5 rows:
    MOVE FORWARD 5 IN liahona;
    MOVE 5

    -- Fetch the 6th row from the cursor liahona:
    FETCH 1 FROM liahona;
     code  | title  | did | date_prod  |  kind  |  len
    -------+--------+-----+------------+--------+-------
     P_303 | 48 Hrs | 103 | 1982-10-22 | Action | 01:37
    (1 row)

    -- Close the cursor liahona and end the transaction:
    CLOSE liahona;
    COMMIT WORK;

## Compatibility

There is no `MOVE` statement in the SQL standard.

## See Also

CLOSE, DECLARE, FETCH

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