---
title: "Top Rowset Positioning Examples for INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE"
description: "Rowset positioning top examples on how to use it and work with multiple rows in DB2."
url: https://srinimf.com/2016/01/25/db2-in-cursor-with-multi-record-fetching/
date: 2016-01-25
modified: 2026-10-10
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---

# Top Rowset Positioning Examples for INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE

## INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE [DB2 Rowset](https://srinimf.com/2010/10/16/db2-we-can-fetch-multi-rows-with-cursor/) Positioning

Example SQL queries [to use](https://srinimf.com/2022/02/14/merge-sql-query-these-are-useful-points-to-know/) rowset positioning to carry INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE of Multi rows

> 5 different best examples of Rowset positioning usage in DB2. These examples include to DELETE, UPDATE and SELECT multiple rows.[Tweet](http://twitter.com/share?&text=5%20different%20best%20examples%20of%20Rowset%20positioning%20usage%20in%20DB2.%20These%20examples%20include%20to%20DELETE%2C%20UPDATE%20and%20SELECT%20multiple%20rows.&url=https://srinimf.com/2016/01/25/db2-in-cursor-with-multi-record-fetching/)

### **SELECT – FETCH FIRST 20 ROWS WITH ROWSET POSITIONING**

```
FETCH NEXT ROWSET 
FROM C1 FOR 20 ROWS   INTO :HVA-EMPNO, :HVA-LASTNAME, :HVA-SALARY :INDA-SALARY  
END-EXEC.
```

### **UPDATE – ROWS FROM ROWSET POSITIONING**

The below query update salary to 5000 in all the rows of rowset result table.

```
EXEC SQL  
UPDATE DSN8B10.EMP SET SALARY = 50000  
WHERE CURRENT OF C1  END-EXEC.
```

### **DELETE – ROWS FROM ROWSET POSITIONING**

Below query deletes all the rows of rowset positioning result table.

```
EXEC SQL   
DELETE FROM DSN8B10.EMP   
WHERE CURRENT OF C1  
END-EXEC.
```

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