Informix Error -35201: Cursor name must be an identifier.

Reasons / Common Causes

-35201 fires when a DECLARE CURSOR statement's cursor name isn't a valid identifier — per the official guidance, this is probably because a host variable was given instead.

1. A host variable supplied where a cursor identifier is required, per the official guidance — the specific, named likely cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Change the cursor name to a valid cursor identifier, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a DECLARE CURSOR whose name isn't a valid identifier.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the DECLARE CURSOR statement's cursor name — confirm it's a plain identifier, not a host variable reference.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -35203 — "Cursor cursor name already defined." Another cursor-declaration error, about reuse rather than an invalid name.
• -35213 — "No cursor declaration for procedure name." The opposite problem: a cursor used without ever being declared.
• -35214 — "Cursor cursor name used with OPEN in more than one procedure." Another cursor-usage restriction.
• -35220 — "No OPEN procedure for cursor name." A related cursor-usage error, about a declared-but-unopened cursor.

A DECLARE CURSOR name was given as a host variable instead of a plain identifier — change it to a valid cursor identifier.