I can increase the OPEN_CURSOR parameter to 800 or 1000 but sometime this query can return more than 2000-3000 rows. I can return the result as an array but its going to be slower than returning it as a cursor. SELECT po.prod_offer_id, pot.dscr, po.qual_req, po.prod_id, pt.dscr , CURSOR (SELECT pi.prod_iden_id, pi.parent_id, pit.dscr, pi.VALUE FROM PROD_IDEN pi, PROD_OFFER_IDEN poi, PROD_IDEN_TYPE pit WHERE pit.prod_iden_type_id =3D pi.prod_iden_type_id AND pi.prod_iden_id =3D poi.prod_iden_id AND poi.prod_offer_id =3D po.prod_offer_id ) , CURSOR (SELECT bt.dscr FROM BILLING_TYPE bt, PROD_BILLING_TYPE pbt WHERE bt.billing_type_id =3D pbt.billing_type_id AND pbt.prod_offer_id =3D po.prod_offer_id ) FROM PROD_OFFER po, PROD_OFFER_TYPE pot, PROD p, PROD_TYPE pt, PROD_OFFER_AUDNC_PRFLE poap WHERE po.prod_offer_type_id =3D pot.prod_offer_type_id AND po.prod_id =3D p.prod_id AND pt.prod_type_id =3D p.prod_type_id AND po.prod_offer_id =3D poap.prod_offer_id AND poap.audnc_prfl_id =3D 16 AND pt.dscr IN ('LD') -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Juan Carlos Reyes Pacheco Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:56 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: OPEN_CURSORS ! There is no way, you have increase the open_cursor parameter, I have set to 800.=20 =20 -------Original Message------- =20 From: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: 07/14/04 16:56:06 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: OPEN_CURSORS ! =20 Why do you want to use word CURSOR here? Get rid off it and it should be fine. =20 HTH. =20 Guang =20 -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of SRIDHARAN, SAN (SBCSI) Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 4:50 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: OPEN_CURSORS ! =20 =20 When I execute the following query, the number cursors opened increase with the number of rows returned by the query and I get the oracle error "maximum cursor opened".=3D20 =20 Is there a way I can reuse the already opened cursor and not hit the maximum OPEN_CURSOR value? =20 =20 SELECT po.prod_offer_id, pot.dscr, po.qual_req, po.prod_id, pt.dscr , CURSOR (SELECT pi.prod_iden_id, pi.parent_id, pit.dscr, pi.VALUE FROM PROD_IDEN pi, PROD_OFFER_IDEN poi, PROD_IDEN_TYPE pit WHERE pit.prod_iden_type_id =3D3D pi.prod_iden_type_id AND pi.prod_iden_id =3D3D poi.prod_iden_id AND poi.prod_offer_id =3D3D po.prod_offer_id ) FROM PROD_OFFER po, PROD_OFFER_TYPE pot, PROD p, PROD_TYPE pt, PROD_OFFER_AUDNC_PRFLE poap WHERE po.prod_offer_type_id =3D3D pot.prod_offer_type_id AND po.prod_id =3D3D p.prod_id AND pt.prod_type_id =3D3D p.prod_type_id AND po.prod_offer_id =3D3D poap.prod_offer_id AND poap.audnc_prfl_id =3D3D 16 AND pt.dscr IN ('LD'); =20 Thanks, San ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- =20 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------