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From	Van Ingen, Lane
Subject	FOR vs Cursors
Date	February 10, 2005 00:56:03
Msg-id	A3FF4275060B76459B5C08A64AE330C86A37@twmail.esncc.com Whole thread Raw
List	pgsql-general

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After reading the manual (8.0). I am not certain what real advantage there is to using a cursor
over using a FOR loop. since FOR automatically uses a cursor anyway. They both avoid 
memory problems. Have I missed something or are there other reasons?

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