SQL Server - Views Tutorial

Posted: Oct/07/2009 By: pankaj Points:15 Category: SQL Server - Query Views:181 Vote Up (0) Vote Down (0)

In SQL Server, a view is a pre-written query that is stored on the database. A view consists of a SELECT statement, and when you run the view, you see the results of it like you would when opening a table. Some people like to think of a view as a virtual table. This is because a view can pull together data from multiple tables, as well as aggregate data, and present it as though it is a single table.

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