SQL Server Execution Plans - Red Gate Software

Chapter 6: Cursor Operations
can easily see how changes to cursor properties affect the execution plans. The data is
returned as multiple result sets, as shown in Figure 6.1.
DECLARE CurrencyList CURSOR
FOR
SELECT CurrencyCode
FROM Sales.Currency
WHERE Name LIKE '%Dollar%'
OPEN CurrencyList
FETCH NEXT FROM CurrencyList
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
-- Normally there would be operations here using data from cursor
END
FETCH NEXT FROM CurrencyList
CLOSE CurrencyList
DEALLOCATE CurrencyList
GO
Listing 6.1
Figure 6.1
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