On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 12:31:26AM -0700, Matt Young scratched on the wall:
> Can I create a virtual table mapped to an existing table in my > database? You'll need to write a fair amount of code, but yes. > Does this let me alias a whole table? It lets you do pretty much anything you want. If all you want is a static alias or logical mapping, a VIEW would be a lot easier. > Thinking out loud, > does this give me ability to write a query on the virtual table, then > remap the virtual table to a current table and execute the query? By "a current table" I assume you mean one of a set of tables. Still "Yes," although it is a lot more complex and a lot more inefficient than that. Whatever the problem is, I would try to look for solutions involving JOINs and/or VIEWs before diving into virtual tables. Virtual tables are very powerful, but they're also somewhat complex. -j -- Jay A. Kreibich < J A Y @ K R E I B I.C H > "Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs. We have a protractor." "I'll go home and see if I can scrounge up a ruler and a piece of string." --from Anathem by Neal Stephenson _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
