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SQL Views

SQL CREATE VIEW Statement


In SQL, a view is a virtual table based on the result-set of an SQL statement.

A view contains rows and columns, just like a real table. The fields in a view are
fields from one or more real tables in the database.

You can add SQL statements and functions to a view and present the data as if
the data were coming from one single table.

A view is created with the CREATE VIEW statement.

CREATE VIEW Syntax


CREATE VIEW view_name AS
SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
WHERE condition;

Note: A view always shows up-to-date data! The database engine recreates the
view, every time a user queries it.

SQL CREATE VIEW Examples


The following SQL creates a view that shows all customers from Brazil:

CREATE VIEW [Brazil Customers] AS


SELECT CustomerName, ContactName
FROM Customers
WHERE Country = 'Brazil';
We can query the view above as follows:

Example
SELECT * FROM [Brazil Customers];

The following SQL creates a view that selects every product in the "Products"
table with a price higher than the average price:

Example
CREATE VIEW [Products Above Average Price] AS
SELECT ProductName, Price
FROM Products
WHERE Price > (SELECT AVG(Price) FROM Products);

We can query the view above as follows:

Example
SELECT * FROM [Products Above Average Price];

SQL Updating a View


A view can be updated with the CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW statement.

SQL CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW Syntax


CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW view_name AS
SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
WHERE condition;

SQL Dropping a View


A view is deleted with the DROP VIEW statement.

SQL DROP VIEW Syntax


DROP VIEW view_name;

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