SQLScript procedure: Strange problem when declaring a cursor

Hello,

I have a very strange problem when creating a SQLScript procedure in HANA that declares a cursor.

The following procedure creation statement:

CREATE PROCEDURE example_proc( IN input_name VARCHAR,                                                                         OUT output_table tt_links)
LANGUAGE SQLSCRIPT READS SQL DATA AS
BEGIN          texta = SELECT TEXT FROM SEARCH.TABLE_A WHERE GENE = :input_name;          DECLARE Cursor C FOR SELECT * FROM SEARCH.TABLE_B;          OPEN C;          CLOSE C;            output_table = SELECT 123456 AS id, 'Title' AS title FROM SEARCH.TABLE_A ;
END;

fails with:

The strange thing is that if I exclude the Cursor lines like that:

CREATE PROCEDURE example_proc( IN input_name VARCHAR,                                                                         OUT output_table tt_links)
LANGUAGE SQLSCRIPT READS SQL DATA AS
BEGIN          texta = SELECT TEXT FROM SEARCH.TABLE_A WHERE GENE = :input_name;            output_table = SELECT 123456 AS id, 'Title' AS title FROM SEARCH.TABLE_A ;
END;

all runs well.

And if I exclude the first line like that:

CREATE PROCEDURE example_proc( IN input_name VARCHAR,                                                                         OUT output_table tt_links)
LANGUAGE SQLSCRIPT READS SQL DATA AS
BEGIN          DECLARE Cursor C FOR SELECT * FROM SEARCH.TABLE_B;          OPEN C;          CLOSE C;            output_table = SELECT 123456 AS id, 'Title' AS title FROM SEARCH.TABLE_A ;
END;

all runs perfectly as well.

Both parts are completely independent and run well alone. Why don't they work together? I would very much appreciate if somebody had a hint or an answer.

Thank you very much in advance!

David Heller