Question

I want to use dynamic sql to select the database name for a cursor. Is this or something similar possible using sybase ASE?

create procedure myproc
  @dbname = varchar(20) = null as

declare mycur cursor for select @dbname..mytable

... use cursor

go

Answer 1

You can create dynamically a temp table
something like

create procedure myproc (@dbname  ....)

as

exec ('SELECT ...... into tempdb..test FROM '+@dbName+'..mytable')

— and then

DECLARE Cursor1 for tempdb..test
open cursor 

etc