Views - Under the Hood

From: Terry Lee Tucker <terry(at)chosen-ones(dot)org>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Views - Under the Hood
Date: 2010-11-04 18:43:29
Message-ID: 201011041443.29340.terry@chosen-ones.org
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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(at)chosen-ones(dot)org

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