I wonder how quick is cursor without hold. I have a data set with 10^7 rows. *begin; declare mycursor cursor for select * from z; commit; * - this takes 3 ms. *begin; declare mycursor cursor with hold for select * from z; commit; * - this takes 3 s. Thus, holdable cursor is getting calculated, obviously. I cannot use cursor without hold as it requires a connection per query + client. But I also don't understand - why cursor with hold should start so much longer than cursor without hold. If there any possiblity to have a cursor that as fast as cursor without hold and as transaction-independent as cursor with hold ? -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/How-to-create-a-cursor-that-is-independent-of-transactions-and-doesn-t-calculated-when-created-tp5762401.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general