>Hello, > >I was just asked by one of our developers which is >beter to use:- >a cursor or a for loop? >I must admit I am not sure.... > >Anyway the specific piece of code in discussion is >similar to the >following.... > > FOR X IN (SELECT X FROM TABLE_NAME > WHERE COL1 = 'Something')) > LOOP > Do a whole lot of stuff in database >here...... > LOOP END; > >I would guess that the cursor would follow similar >execution criteria but >using >the cursor syntax. > >Any ideas? > >TIA >regards >Denham Eva >Oracle DBA >The real problem is not whether machines think but >whether men do. >- B. F. Skinner
Down with loops. Regards, Stephane Faroult Oriole -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephane Faroult INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
