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create-view

Function
Summary

Creates a view using a specified query.

Package

sql

Signature

create-view name &key as column-list with-check-option database =>

Arguments

name

The view to be created.

as

A SQL query statement.

column-list

A list.

with-check-option

A boolean.

database

A database.

Values

None.

Description

The function create-view creates a view called name using the as query and the optional column-list and with-check-option. The column-list argument is a list of columns to add to the view. The with-check-option adds WITH CHECK OPTION to the resulting SQL.

The default value of with-check-option is nil. The default value of database is *default-database*.

Example

This example creates the view manager with the records in the employee table whose department is 50.

(create-view [manager] :as [select [*]
                            :from [emp]
                            :where [= [dept] 50]])
See also

create-index
create-table
*default-database*
drop-view


LispWorks User Guide and Reference Manual - 20 Sep 2017

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