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From Terry Lee Tucker
Subject Views - Under the Hood
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Msg-id 201011041443.29340.terry@chosen-ones.org
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Responses Re: Views - Under the Hood  (Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>)
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Greetings:

Lately, I've begun using views quite often especially when queries for various
reports, etc. become complicated. I am now wondering if there is a price to
pay in terms of overhead for this. In truth, I don't really understand how a
view works. I know that it takes on many of the attributes of a table, but is
it a table? Is the data pulled together when one selects from the view or is
it maintained as a table all along. Guidance to the ignorant appreciated...
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Terry Lee Tucker
tel: (336) 372-5432; cell: (336) 404-6897
terry@chosen-ones.org

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