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.pgaw:Help.f.t insert end "CREATE VIEW" {bold} " will define a view of a table. This view is not physically materialized. Specifically, a query rewrite retrieve rule is automatically generated to support retrieve operations on \
views. 

" {} "Synopsis" {bold} "

CREATE VIEW view
    AS SELECT query

" {} "Usage" {bold} "

Create a view consisting of all Comedy films: 
" {} "
CREATE VIEW kinds AS
    SELECT *
    FROM films
    WHERE kind = 'Comedy';

SELECT * FROM kinds;

code |title                    |did| date_prod|kind      |len
-----+-------------------------+---+----------+----------+------
UA502|Bananas                  |105|1971-07-13|Comedy    | 01:22
C_701|There's a Girl in my Soup|107|1970-06-11|Comedy    | 01:36

" {code} "Notes" {bold} "

Use the DROP VIEW statement to drop views. "