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SQL CREATE VIEW Statement

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What is the SQL CREATE VIEW Statement?

A SQL view is a virtual table and the SQL CRERATE VIEW statement is the SQL command that adds a new view to a SQL database.

A view can be accessed using the SQL SELECT statement like a table. A view is built by selecting data from one or more tables.

Some views can also support the SQL INSERT, SQL UPDATE and SQL DELETE statements. In that case, the view must refer to a single table and include all NOT NULL columns of that table.

Why Use the SQL CREATE VIEW Statement?

SQL views are used because they can provide the following benefits / functions:

  • Database queries are simplified
  • Database complexity is hidden
  • Flexibility is increased - queries of views may not change when underlying tables chagne
  • Security is increased - sensitive information can be excluded from a view

How To Use the SQL CREATE VIEW Statement

The SQL CREATE VIEW command is used as follows.

SQL CREATE VIEW Statement Syntax

CREATE VIEW <view_name> (
<column_name1>,
<column_name2>
) AS
<sql_select_statement>

The number of characters that can make up SQL names for tables, columns and views varies by DBMS. In many cases the limit is 30 characters. The leading character of the name must be alphabetic - not a number or special character. The name of a new view can not duplicate the name of an existing view or table and should not be the same as a SQL reserved word. The underscore character can be used to improve readability. List elements are seperated by commas.

SQL CREATE VIEW Statement Example - Data Filtering

The following example creates a view named V_TOP_CUSTOMER on table CUSTOMER with the following columns:

  • customer_id
  • customer_name
  • ytd_sales_amt
  • zip_code

Here are the contents of the table:

Column NameDatatype Nullability
customer_id INT NOT NULL
customer_name VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL
ytd_sales_amt MONEY NOT NULL
line_1_addr VARCHAR(50) NULL
city_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL
state_code CHAR(2) NOT NULL
zip_code CHAR(9) NOT NULL

This SQL CREATE VIEW Statement is executed:

CREATE VIEW V_TOP_CUSTOMER (
customer_id,
customer_name,
ytd_sales_amt,
zip_code)
AS SELECT customer_id,
customer_name,
ytd_sales_amt,
zip_code
FROM CUSTOMER
WHERE ytd_sales_amt > 1200.00

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