Cursor Programming Details (ODBC)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW)

Choosing the correct cursor type can improve application performance. Under certain conditions, SQL Server may implicitly convert a cursor type when you execute an SQL statement that is not supported by the cursor type you requested.

In This Section

• Implicit Cursor Conversions (ODBC)

• Using Autofetch with ODBC Cursors

• Fast Forward-Only Cursors (ODBC)

See Also

Using Cursors (ODBC)