I'm assuming by "cursors", you actually mean server-side cursors. A cursor is literally a CURrent Set Of Records and a cursor is always used.<BR><BR>Only in special cases would you ever need to not ...

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As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...