A SQL view functions as a table but is dynamic in nature. SQL views contain rows and columns just like a table. Views are created from one or more tables that belong to their respective databases.
Syntax
CREATE VIEW viewName AS
SELECT columnName1, columnName2,
FROM tableName
|
Example
CREATE VIEW newEmployees AS
SELECT employeeID, employeeName, hireDate
FROM Employees
WHERE hireDate > '01/01/2011'
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Results
| employeeID | employeeName | hireDate |
|---|
| 1745 | Bob White | 03/15/2011 |
| 2337 | Jessie Richards | 07/06/2011 |
The CREATE VIEW Statement used in this example created a view with three columns from the source table called Employees. You can now use
standard SQL Queries to retrieve data from this view.
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