Invalid cursor states

Invalid cursor states occur when:

A fetch uses a cursor that is not currently open, or
An update where current of or delete where current of affects a cursor row that has been modified or deleted, or

An update where current of or delete where current of affects a cursor row that not been fetched.

**Table 6-5: Invalid cursor states**
Message	Value	Description
Attempt to use cursor cursor_name which is not open. Use the system stored procedure sp_cursorinfo for more information.	24000	Occurs when an attempt is made to fetch from a cursor that has never been opened or that was closed by a commit statement or an implicit or explicit rollback. Reopen the cursor and repeat the fetch.
Cursor cursor_name was closed implicitly because the current cursor position was deleted due to an update or a delete. The cursor scan position could not be recovered. This happens for cursors which reference more than one table.	24000	Occurs when the join column of a multitable cursor has been deleted or changed. Issue another fetch to reposition the cursor.
The cursor cursor_name had its current scan position deleted because of a DELETE/UPDATE WHERE CURRENT OF or a regular searched DELETE/UPDATE. You must do a new FETCH before doing an UPDATE or DELETE WHERE CURRENT OF.	24000	Occurs when a user issues an update/delete where current of whose current cursor position has been deleted or changed. Issue another fetch before retrying the update/delete where current of.
The UPDATE/DELETE WHERE CURRENT OF failed for the cursor cursor_name because it is not positioned on a row.	24000	Occurs when a user issues an update/delete where current of on a cursor that: Has not yet fetched a row Has fetched one or more rows after reaching the end of the result set