SSC-EWI-TS0037

Snowflake Scripting Cursors are non-scrollable.

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Severity

Medium

Some parts of the output code are omitted for clarity reasons.

Description

Snowflake Scripting Cursors are non-scrollable. Currently, only FETCH NEXT is supported.

Code Example

Input Code:

IN -> SqlServer_01.sql

CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE scrollablecursorTest
AS
BEGIN
    -- Should be marked with SSC-EWI-TS0037
    DECLARE CursorVar CURSOR SCROLL STATIC READ_ONLY
	FOR  
	SELECT FirstName
	FROM vEmployee;
    -- Should not be marked
    DECLARE CursorVar2 CURSOR STATIC READ_ONLY
	FOR  
	SELECT FirstName
	FROM vEmployee;
    DECLARE CursorVar3 CURSOR FORWARD_ONLY STATIC READ_ONLY
	FOR  
	SELECT FirstName
	FROM vEmployee;
    RETURN 'DONE';
END;

Output Code:

OUT -> SqlServer_01.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE scrollablecursorTest ()
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"transact"}}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
	DECLARE
		-- Should be marked with SSC-EWI-TS0037
		!!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-TS0037 - SNOWFLAKE SCRIPTING CURSORS ARE NON-SCROLLABLE, ONLY FETCH NEXT IS SUPPORTED ***/!!!
		CursorVar CURSOR
		FOR
			SELECT
				FirstName
			FROM
				vEmployee;
		-- Should not be marked
		CursorVar2 CURSOR
		FOR
			SELECT
				FirstName
			FROM
				vEmployee;
		CursorVar3 CURSOR
		FOR
			SELECT
				FirstName
			FROM
				vEmployee;
	BEGIN
		 
		 
		 
		RETURN 'DONE';
	END;
$$;

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