How to: Create Views with Stored SQL Statements
You can use macro substitution to store the SQL SELECT statement created for a view into a variable that you use with the AS clause in the CREATE SQL VIEW command.
To create a view using macro substitution
Create a variable and store the SQL SELECT statement in the variable.
In the AS clause of CREATE SQL VIEW command, use the ampersand (&) macro substitution character followed by the variable name.
For example, the following code stores a SQL SELECT statement into the variable MyEmpCustSQL. CREATE SQL VIEW creates a view named EmpCustView using the variable:
MyEmpCustSQL = "SELECT employee.emp_id, customer.cust_id, ;
customer.emp_id, customer.contact, customer.company ;
FROM employee, customer WHERE employee.emp_id = customer.emp_id"
CREATE SQL VIEW EmpCustView AS &MyEmpCustSQL
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Tasks
How to: View and Edit SQL Statements for Views