How to create a cursor that is independent of transactions and doesn't calculated when created ?

From: boraldomaster <boraldomaster(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: How to create a cursor that is independent of transactions and doesn't calculated when created ?
Date: 2013-07-03 16:43:42
Message-ID: 1372869822695-5762401.post@n5.nabble.com
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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 ?

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