What are cursors? Explain different types of cursors?

Answer Posted / ramesh

Implicit Cursors --Occurs on behalf of every sql statement
Explicit Cursors --Named Cursors used in Plsql
Paramaeteried Cursors --Pass Paramters to a Named Cursor


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Ramesh

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