Controls the behavior of the [!INCLUDEtsql] COMMIT TRANSACTION statement. The default value for this setting is OFF. This means that the server will not close cursors when you commit a transaction.

Defines the attributes of a [!INCLUDE tsql] server cursor, such as its scrolling behavior and the query used to build the result set on which the cursor operates. DECLARE CURSOR accepts both a syntax ...

While there are a great many books, blogs, and articles out there on T-SQL, there are always a few little "tricks" that many people overlook, or that many authors assume readers know. So this week, ...