RE: Views...

Well I think I can do it without updating...

Thanks to both of you :o)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Huxton [mailto:dev(at)archonet(dot)com]
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 2:14 PM
> To: Brett W. McCoy
> Cc: Christian Marschalek; [GENERAL] PostgreSQL
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Views...
>
>
> "Brett W. McCoy" wrote:
> >
> > Briefly, a view is a 'virtual' table -- you create a view with a
> > select statement that can relate data between different
> tables or use
> > a subset of data from a specific table. You can think of them as a
> > 'saved query'. Once you create a view, you can then query them just
> > like a normal table. You cannot, as of yet, update views in
> > PostgreSQL, they are read only.
>
> Not by default, but you can of course define your own rules
> to allow updating.
>
> - Richard Huxton
>