Hi,

If this code is a cursor then why doesn't everybody use it this way?

For me it seems a lot simplier and easier than declaring a cursor in a 
"normal" way.

At 14:50 2001.10.01. -0800, you wrote:
>the code IS a cursor
>
>
>--- Csillag Zsolt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > I've read in Tom Kyte's book the following technique:
> >
> >
> >    For i in (Select statement ) Loop
> >
> >       Process records here
> >
> >    End Loop ;
> >
> >   I have tried it and it works great.
> >
> > The question is that what is the difference betwen a cursor and the
> > code above?
> > Which is more efficient?
> >
> >

Zsolt Csillag
Hungary

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