Example SQL Script use Cursor

SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
 
DECLARE
	CURSOR	curMLPList
	IS
	  SELECT DISTINCT IDENTITY
	  FROM	 MLP_HEADER
	  WHERE ROWNUM < 10
	  ORDER BY IDENTITY;
 
	pid varchar(20);
	pver varchar(10);
 
 
BEGIN
	 OPEN curMLPList;
	 LOOP
	 	 FETCH curMLPList into pid;
		 EXIT WHEN curMLPList%NOTFOUND;
 
		 SELECT MAX(PRODUCT_VERSION) INTO pver FROM MLP_HEADER WHERE IDENTITY = pid;
 
		 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(pid);
		 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(pver);
		 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('---');
 
		 INSERT INTO MLP_HEADER (IDENTITY, PRODUCT_VERSION, DESCRIPTION)
		 		SELECT IDENTITY, TO_NUMBER(PRODUCT_VERSION)+1 AS PRODUCT_VERSION, DESCRIPTION FROM MLP_HEADER
				where IDENTITY = pid AND PRODUCT_VERSION = pver;
 
--       SELECT * FROM MLP_HEADER WHERE IDENTITY = pid AND PRODUCT_VERSION = pver;
 
	 END LOOP;
 
	 CLOSE curMLPList;
 
END;
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