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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml,v 1.32 2003/09/09 18:28:53 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml,v 1.33 2003/09/12 00:12:47 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">direction</replaceable> can be empty or one
<title>Description</title>
<para>
- <command>FETCH</command> retrieves rows using a cursor.
+ <command>FETCH</command> retrieves rows using a previously-created cursor.
</para>
<para>
@@ -281,6 +281,23 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">direction</replaceable> can be empty or one
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
+ <title>Outputs</title>
+
+ <para>
+ On successful completion, a <command>FETCH</> command returns a command
+ tag of the form
+<screen>
+FETCH <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable>
+</screen>
+ The <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable> is the number
+ of rows fetched (possibly zero). Note that in
+ <application>psql</application>, the command tag will not actually be
+ displayed, since <application>psql</application> displays the fetched
+ rows instead.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
<title>Notes</title>
<para>