Views
Explore how to create and utilize views in T-SQL to reuse SELECT queries as virtual tables. Understand how views simplify complex queries, control data access by limiting visibility, and allow dynamic data retrieval for efficient database programming.
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In T-SQL, a SELECT query can be reused multiple times without having to write it down on every occasion. We can save a SELECT query for future use as a view.
Views can be thought of as virtual tables. But unlike tables, when we select from a view, a SELECT query that was saved as the view is executed to retrieve the data dynamically.
Syntax
To create a view, we use the CREATE VIEW command:
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