If we should avoid cursor then why they are present in SQL?

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Dear Friends,

I have a question that; everywhere it is written that we should avoid cursors then why they are present in SQL?

What significance they hold then?

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Posted 16-Mar-15 2:41am

Varun Sareen

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There are cases when you have to process a row at a time, and there are cases when a simple loop (while or such) can't help you - in that (rare) cases you have to use a cursor...

Posted 16-Mar-15 2:46am

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

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Peter Leow · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-16T02:47:00

Solution 2

Refer: MS SQL Server - When is a CURSOR good?[^]

Posted 16-Mar-15 2:47am

Peter Leow

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Varun Sareen 16-Mar-15 8:54am

very nice link with complete details. I am accepting this as solution.