- <refentry id="SQL-CREATEVIEW">
- <refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>
- CREATE VIEW
- </refentrytitle>
- <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
- </refmeta>
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>
- CREATE VIEW
- </refname>
- <refpurpose>
- Constructs a virtual table
- </refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <synopsis>
- CREATE VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">view</replaceable>
- AS SELECT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">query</replaceable>
- </synopsis>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEVIEW-1">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Inputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable class="parameter">view</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The name of a view to be created.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable class="parameter">query</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- An SQL query which will provide the columns and rows of the view.
- </para>
- <para>
- Refer to the SELECT statement for more information
- about valid arguments.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEVIEW-2">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Outputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>
- CREATE
- </computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The message returned if the view is successfully created.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>
- ERROR: Relation '<replaceable class="parameter">view</replaceable>' already exists
- </computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This error occurs if the view specified already exists in the database.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>
- NOTICE create: attribute named "<replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable>" has an unknown type
- </computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The view will be created having a column with an unknown type
- if you do not specify it. For example, the following command gives
- an error:
- <programlisting>
- CREATE VIEW vista AS SELECT 'Hello World'
- </programlisting>
- whereas this command does not:
- <programlisting>
- CREATE VIEW vista AS SELECT 'Hello World'::text
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-CREATEVIEW-1">
- <refsect1info>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsect1info>
- <title>
- Description
- </title>
- <para>
- <command>CREATE VIEW</command> will define a view of a table. This view is
- not physically materialized. Specifically, a query
- rewrite retrieve rule is automatically generated
- to support retrieve operations on views.
- </para>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEVIEW-3">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Notes
- </title>
- <para>
- Use the <command>DROP VIEW</command> statement to drop views.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEVIEW-4">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Bugs
- </title>
- <para>
- Currently, views are read only.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-CREATEVIEW-2">
- <title>
- Usage
- </title>
- <para>
- Create a view consisting of all Comedy films:
- <programlisting>
- CREATE VIEW kinds AS
- SELECT *
- FROM films
- WHERE kind = 'Comedy';
- SELECT * FROM kinds;
- code |title |did| date_prod|kind |len
- -----+-------------------------+---+----------+----------+------
- UA502|Bananas |105|1971-07-13|Comedy | 01:22
- C_701|There's a Girl in my Soup|107|1970-06-11|Comedy | 01:36
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-CREATEVIEW-3">
- <title>
- Compatibility
- </title>
- <para>
- </para>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEVIEW-5">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-21</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- SQL92
- </title>
- <para>
- SQL92 specifies some additional capabilities for the
- <command>CREATE VIEW</command> statement:
- </para>
- <synopsis>
- CREATE VIEW <replaceable class="parameter">view</replaceable> [ <replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> [, ...] ]
- AS SELECT <replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable> [ AS <replaceable class="parameter">colname</replaceable> ] [, ...]
- FROM <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable> [ WHERE <replaceable class="parameter">condition</replaceable> ]
- [ WITH [ CASCADE | LOCAL ] CHECK OPTION ]
- </synopsis>
- <para>
- The optional clauses for the full SQL92 command are:
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>CHECK OPTION</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This option is to do with updatable views.
- All INSERTs and UPDATEs on the view will be
- checked to ensure data satisfy the view-defining
- condition. If they do not, the update will be rejected.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>LOCAL</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Check for integrity on this view.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>CASCADE</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Check for integrity on this view and on any dependent
- view. CASCADE is assumed if neither CASCADE nor LOCAL is specified.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
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