How to avoid duplicated FETCH in T-SQL when using a cursor?

There's a good structure posted online by Chris Oldwood which does it quite elegantly:

DECLARE @done bit = 0 WHILE (@done = 0)  BEGIN   -- Get the next author.    FETCH NEXT FROM authors_cursor    INTO @au_id, @au_fname, @au_lname    IF (@@FETCH_STATUS <> 0)   BEGIN     SET @done = 1     CONTINUE   END   --   -- stuff done here with inner cursor elided   -- END

This is what I've resorted to (oh the shame of it):

WHILE (1=1)BEGIN    FETCH NEXT FROM C1 INTO   @foo,   @bar,   @bufar,   @fubar,   @bah,   @fu,   @foobar,   @another,   @column,   @in,   @the,   @long,   @list,   @of,   @variables,   @used,   @to,   @retrieve,   @all,   @values,   @for,   @conversion    IF (@@FETCH_STATUS <> 0)    BEGIN        BREAK    END     -- Use the variables hereENDCLOSE C1DEALLOCATE C1

You can see why I posted a question. I don't like how the control of flow is hidden in an if statement when it should be in the while.

The first Fetch shouldn't be a Fetch next, just a fetch.

Then you're not repeating yourself.

I'd spend more effort getting rid of the cursor, and less on DRY dogma, (but if it really matters, you could use a GOTO :) - Sorry, M. Dijkstra)

GOTO DryWHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN     --- stuff hereDry:    FETCH NEXT FROM Employee_Cursor; END;