cursor-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md

title	Cursor Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs
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Cursor Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

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[!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] supports the following system stored procedures that implement cursor variable functionality.

sp_cursor_list	sp_cursorprepare
sp_cursor	sp_cursorprepexec
sp_cursorclose	sp_cursorunprepare
sp_cursorexecute	sp_describe_cursor
sp_cursorfetch	sp_describe_cursor_columns
sp_cursoropen	sp_describe_cursor_tables
sp_cursoroption

See Also

System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)