SQL

cursor in sql server

DECLARE @TempTable AS TABLE (Id INT, [Name] VARCHAR(200));

INSERT INTO @TempTable
VALUES (1,'Test Name1'),
(2,'Test Name2'),
(3,'Test Name2')

DECLARE 
    @Id INT, 
    @Name VARCHAR(200);

DECLARE cursor_personInfo CURSOR
FOR SELECT 
        Id, 
        [Name]
    FROM 
       @TempTable;

OPEN cursor_personInfo;

FETCH NEXT FROM cursor_personInfo INTO 
    @Id, 
    @Name;

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),@Id) +' '+ @Name;

        FETCH NEXT FROM cursor_personInfo INTO 
            @Id, 
            @Name;
    END;

CLOSE cursor_personInfo;

DEALLOCATE cursor_personInfo;

/*
Declare – Declares the cursor with a name and the select statement which populates the result set
Open – Opens a cursor and populates the cursor by executing the select statement which is specified while declaring a cursor
Fetch – To retrieve a specific row from the cursor based on the fetch arguments like NEXT, FIRST, LAST, etc
Close – Closes the current result set of SQL Server cursor and can be reopened
Deallocate – Removes cursor reference and releases all the resources associated with a cursor
*/

what is cursor in sql server with example

/*
Declare – Declares the cursor with a name and the select statement which populates the result set
Open – Opens a cursor and populates the cursor by executing the select statement which is specified while declaring a cursor
Fetch – To retrieve a specific row from the cursor based on the fetch arguments like NEXT, FIRST, LAST, etc
Close – Closes the current result set of SQL Server cursor and can be reopened
Deallocate – Removes cursor reference and releases all the resources associated with a cursor
*/

ECLARE @TempTable AS TABLE (Id INT, [Name] VARCHAR(200));

INSERT INTO @TempTable
VALUES (1,'Test Name1'),
(2,'Test Name2'),
(3,'Test Name2')

DECLARE 
    @Id INT, 
    @Name VARCHAR(200);

DECLARE cursor_personInfo CURSOR
FOR SELECT 
        Id, 
        [Name]
    FROM 
       @TempTable;

OPEN cursor_personInfo;

FETCH NEXT FROM cursor_personInfo INTO 
    @Id, 
    @Name;

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),@Id) +' '+ @Name;

        FETCH NEXT FROM cursor_personInfo INTO 
            @Id, 
            @Name;
    END;

CLOSE cursor_personInfo;

DEALLOCATE cursor_personInfo;

attributes of cursor in sql

/*
Declare – Declares the cursor with a name and the select statement which populates the result set
Open – Opens a cursor and populates the cursor by executing the select statement which is specified while declaring a cursor
Fetch – To retrieve a specific row from the cursor based on the fetch arguments like NEXT, FIRST, LAST, etc
Close – Closes the current result set of SQL Server cursor and can be reopened
Deallocate – Removes cursor reference and releases all the resources associated with a cursor
*/

DECLARE @TempTable AS TABLE (Id INT, [Name] VARCHAR(200));

INSERT INTO @TempTable
VALUES (1,'Test Name1'),
(2,'Test Name2'),
(3,'Test Name2')

DECLARE 
    @Id INT, 
    @Name VARCHAR(200);

DECLARE cursor_personInfo CURSOR
FOR SELECT 
        Id, 
        [Name]
    FROM 
       @TempTable;

OPEN cursor_personInfo;

FETCH NEXT FROM cursor_personInfo INTO 
    @Id, 
    @Name;

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),@Id) +' '+ @Name;

        FETCH NEXT FROM cursor_personInfo INTO 
            @Id, 
            @Name;
    END;

CLOSE cursor_personInfo;

DEALLOCATE cursor_personInfo;

SQL Cursor

DECLARE @CONTACTID INT 

--will need to declare at least one variable

--in this case, to store values when iterating through cursor

DECLARE SIMPLE_CURSOR CURSOR FOR 
SELECT ID
FROM CONTACT

OPEN SIMPLE_CURSOR

FETCH NEXT FROM SIMPLE_CURSOR  --Start the cursor
INTO @CONTACTID

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0  --while there is a loaded record, keep processing
BEGIN

--do whatever you need to do
print ('This is where the magic happens! 
Do whatever you need to do (update/insert/delete/stored proc/etc.')

FETCH NEXT FROM SIMPLE_CURSOR INTO @CONTACTID  --fetch next record
END

CLOSE SIMPLE_CURSOR   --close and deallocate
DEALLOCATE SIMPLE_CURSOR