SQL Server Cursors Question:

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Explain the steps to use Transact-SQL Cursor?

MS SQL Server Cursors Interview Question
MS SQL Server Cursors Interview Question

Answer:

Declare the cursor,
Open the cursor,
Fetch record row by row,
Close cursor,
Deallocate cursor.

Example of a cursor

Declare @EmpId int
Declare curEmp CURSOR READ_ONLY FOR SELECT EmpId FROM Employee
Open curEmp
Fetch next from curEmp into @EmpId
While @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
Begin
Print @EmpId
Fetch next from curEmp into @EmpId
End
Close curEmp
Deallocate curEmp

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