Re: view management

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On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:57:24 -0700
"Ed L." <pgsql(at)bluepolka(dot)net> wrote:

> I have a question about view management...
>
> I often have need for views that reference views that reference
> views, and so on. When I need to make a small update to one of
> the views, I am faced with having to drop and recreate all
> dependent views even if the driving change just adds another
> column to the view, for example. I might have to drop and
> recreate many tens of views just to make a change to a single
> view. What a PITA. How do others manage this?

I use stored procedures instead.

Joshua D. Drake

>
> TIA.
> Ed
>
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