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# Cursor Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)
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  [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] supports the following system stored procedures that implement cursor variable functionality.  
  
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|[sp_cursor_list](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-cursor-list-transact-sql.md)|[sp_cursorprepare](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-cursorprepare-transact-sql.md)|  
|[sp_cursor](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-cursor-transact-sql.md)|[sp_cursorprepexec](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-cursorprepexec-transact-sql.md)|  
|[sp_cursorclose](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-cursorclose-transact-sql.md)|[sp_cursorunprepare](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-cursorunprepare-transact-sql.md)|  
|[sp_cursorexecute](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-cursorexecute-transact-sql.md)|[sp_describe_cursor](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-describe-cursor-transact-sql.md)|  
|[sp_cursorfetch](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-cursorfetch-transact-sql.md)|[sp_describe_cursor_columns](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-describe-cursor-columns-transact-sql.md)|  
|[sp_cursoropen](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-cursoropen-transact-sql.md)|[sp_describe_cursor_tables](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-describe-cursor-tables-transact-sql.md)|  
|[sp_cursoroption](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-cursoroption-transact-sql.md)||  
  
## See Also  
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)