DECLARE @CARDCODE AS NVARCHAR DECLARE OCRD1 CURSOR FOR SELECT cardname from ocrd OPEN OCRD1 FETCH OCRD1 INTO @CARDCODE WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS=0 BEGIN UPDATE ANOTHERDB.dbo.OCRD SET cardname=@cardname where cardcode=@CARDCODE FETCH OCRD1 into @CARDCODE END CLOSE OCRD1