Did he give you a reason why they're absolutely bad? I use cursors all the time and the only time I've run into trouble of any sort is when the Cursor is poorly ...
Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option performs better depends on the situation. In a previous TechRepublic column about SQL Server ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results