Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

Index Cursors (-c)

Use Index Cursors (-c) to specify the number of index place holders, or cursors, for an OpenEdge session.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	-c n
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
DataServer	–	–	–	–

n

The number of index cursors allowed.

Each active FOR EACH and FIND NEXT loop uses one index cursor for each index OpenEdge is using. A cursor takes 64 bytes. If you need more index cursors, OpenEdge displays the following error message:

SYSTEM ERROR: Too few index cursors. Increase -c parameter.

Note: The -c parameter has a different meaning when you connect to an ORACLE database. For more information, see OpenEdge Data Management: DataServer for ORACLE .