May 20, 2011 · SQL is a very different language compared to what you're used to. It's focused on what, not how. You tell SQL Server what results you want, and let it figure out how to produce the answer. …

224 How do I loop through a set of records from a select statement? Say I have a few records that I wish to loop through and do something with each record. Here's a primitive version of my select statement:

Jan 1, 2010 · SQL is primarily a set-orientated language - it's generally a bad idea to use a loop in it. In this case, a similar result could be achieved using a recursive CTE:

Feb 26, 2011 · DELIMITER $$ CREATE PROCEDURE ABC() BEGIN DECLARE a INT Default 0 ; simple_loop: LOOP SET a=a+1; select a; IF a=5 THEN LEAVE simple_loop; END IF; END LOOP …

Nov 10, 2013 · In SQL Server, how to create while loop in select Asked 12 years, 1 month ago Modified 9 years, 4 months ago Viewed 284k times

I was wondering if someone could help me with creating a while loop to iterate through several databases to obtain data from one table from two columns. this is was I have done so far. nothing wo...

In SQL, you should generally try to write set-based code, not procedural, step by step code. So, the SQLish thing to ask for is "how do I insert 300 rows into my table, where each row gets a unique …

Of course, if you want to actually do something with each record in your loop (like send an email or write to a file) rather than just shuffle stuff around within SQL, you need to use a cursor or something …

Dec 20, 2010 · I am detailing answer on ways to achieve different types of loops in SQL server. If you know, you need to complete first iteration of loop anyway, then you can try DO..WHILE or …

Apr 10, 2024 · There is no FOR loop syntax that allows you to iterate using an INTEGER variable, like you are trying to do. The FOR loop syntax only supports iterating result sets. Per the 2.5 Language …