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Yes you can create a view.
create view viewname as (select accounts.fielname, purchase.emp_id from accounts, purchase where
accounts.emp_id=purchase.emp_id);
Something like this. I would need to know the field names in your tables to give you a better example.
Adrian Quezada wrote:
> HI All,
>
> Is it possible to build a view that queries multiple tables, but still
> be able to access the view as if it was single table?
>
> What I would to accomplish is a way that I can query my accounts table
> and then use the emp_id to determine how many enteries that emp_id has
> in another table. I am currently using multiple SQL statements:
>
> For the Accounts table:
> Select * from Accounts
>
> To find the number of instances
> select count(emp_id) from purchase where empid=(emp_id to look for);
>
> It would be great if I could something like:
>
> select * from EMPLOYEE_VIEW
>
> and have it return:
>
> Emp_id Name Count
> 11111 abc 20
> 22222 def 1
> 33333 ghi 20
>
> Is this even possible? If not, what would be the best way to
> accomplish this with a single select statement?
>
> Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Received on Mon Apr 02 2001 - 08:46:30 CDT