What is the advantage of using FAST_FORWARD for defining a cursor?
问题 What is the advantage of using FAST_FORWARD for defining a cursor? Is it better for performance? why? 回答1: The definition from MSDN is: Specifies a FORWARD_ONLY, READ_ONLY cursor with performance optimizations enabled . FAST_FORWARD cannot be specified if SCROLL or FOR_UPDATE is also specified. FAST_FORWARD and FORWARD_ONLY are mutually exclusive; if one is specified the other cannot be specified. I've boldened the key bit. It can support these "performance optimisations" because it does not