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SQL Views

The document explains the SQL CREATE VIEW statement, which is used to create a virtual table based on the result-set of an SQL query. It provides syntax examples for creating, updating, and dropping views, including specific cases like selecting customers from Brazil and products above average price. Additionally, it covers the use of CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW for updating views and the DROP VIEW statement for deleting them.

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SQL Views

The document explains the SQL CREATE VIEW statement, which is used to create a virtual table based on the result-set of an SQL query. It provides syntax examples for creating, updating, and dropping views, including specific cases like selecting customers from Brazil and products above average price. Additionally, it covers the use of CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW for updating views and the DROP VIEW statement for deleting them.

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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;

Example

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;

The following SQL adds the "City" column to the "Brazil Customers" view:

Example
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW [Brazil Customers] AS
SELECT CustomerName, ContactName, City
FROM Customers
WHERE Country = 'Brazil';

SQL Dropping a View


A view is deleted with the DROP VIEW statement.

SQL DROP VIEW Syntax


DROP VIEW view_name;

The following SQL drops the "Brazil Customers" view:

Example
DROP VIEW [Brazil Customers];

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