DECLARE CURSOR (Transact-SQL)

Defines the attributes of a Transact-SQL server cursor, such as its scrolling behavior and the query used to build the result set on which the cursor operates.

DECLARE CURSOR accepts both a syntax based on the ISO standard and a syntax using a set of Transact-SQL extensions.

Syntax

ISO Syntax  
DECLARE cursor_name [ INSENSITIVE ] [ SCROLL ] CURSOR   
     FOR select_statement   
     [ FOR { READ ONLY | UPDATE [ OF column_name [ ,...n ] ] } ]  
[;]  
Transact-SQL Extended Syntax  
DECLARE cursor_name CURSOR [ LOCAL | GLOBAL ]   
     [ FORWARD_ONLY | SCROLL ]   
     [ STATIC | KEYSET | DYNAMIC | FAST_FORWARD ]   
     [ READ_ONLY | SCROLL_LOCKS | OPTIMISTIC ]   
     [ TYPE_WARNING ]   
     FOR select_statement   
     [ FOR UPDATE [ OF column_name [ ,...n ] ] ]  
[;]