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Matthias Matker wrote:
> Hello together,
>
> we have to do some SQL-terms in oracle using "sqlplus" at our university.
>
> Something like SELECT with JOINS, and later on, more complex issues.
>
> We are allowed to use VIEWS, but we have to clean them up after the work
> is done.
>
> But I really don't know, what "VIEWS" are and which purpose they are
> used for.
>
> Can anybody give me a short explanation? Is a VIEW a temporary table?
>
> Thanks
>
> Matze
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