Question

Is it possible to execute c_emp%notfound after the following FOR loop or do I have to open the cursor first?

declare
 cursor c_emp is select * from employee;
 begin
    for c_rec in c_emp
    loop
        dbms_output.put_line(r_emp.first_Name);
    end loop;
 end;
 /

I want to execute a statement a single UPDATE statement after the FOR loop but only if the FOR loop did process any of the rows on the cursor. I know i can set a flag but is there a cleaner way?

Answer 1

“Is it possible to execute c_emp%notfound after the following FOR
loop”

No, that’s going to hurl ORA-01001: invalid cursor. The cursor attributes only have scope while the cursor is open, which in this syntax is between the FOR and the END LOOP.

This is an ugly aspect of PL/SQL but I’m afraid you’re stuck with a count.