Re: view management

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On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:57:24 -0700
"Ed L." <pgsql@bluepolka.net> wrote:

> I have a question about view management... 
> 
> I often have need for views that reference views that reference 
> views, and so on.  When I need to make a small update to one of 
> the views, I am faced with having to drop and recreate all 
> dependent views even if the driving change just adds another 
> column to the view, for example.  I might have to drop and 
> recreate many tens of views just to make a change to a single 
> view.  What a PITA.  How do others manage this?

I use stored procedures instead.

Joshua D. Drake

> 
> TIA.
> Ed
> 
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> broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0,
> the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your
> joining column's datatypes do not match
> 


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