MySQL Updating a View

                 MySQL Updating a View

A view can be updated with the CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW statement.

CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW Syntax

CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW view_name AS
SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
WHERE condition;

The following SQL adds the “City” column to the “Brazil Customers” view:

Example

CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW [Brazil Customers] AS
SELECT CustomerName, ContactName, City
FROM Customers
WHERE Country = 'Brazil';

MySQL Dropping a View

A view is deleted with the DROP VIEW statement.

DROP VIEW Syntax

DROP VIEW view_name;

The following SQL drops the “Brazil Customers” view:

Example

DROP VIEW [Brazil Customers];