I think what you want is "CREATE VIEW test.v AS SELECT * FROM t;"
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/create-view.html Ed -----Original Message----- From: Martijn Tonies [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 6:34 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: Table aliasing Hello Richard, > Is there a way in MySQL to define an alias for a table, so in effect > it has two names? For migration purposes. No, it does not support aliasses. But I think you could use the "merge storage engine" to do pretty much the same, have a look here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/merge-storage-engine.html Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, NexusDB, Oracle & MS SQL Server Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com My thoughts: http://blog.upscene.com/martijn/ Database development questions? Check the forum! http://www.databasedevelopmentforum.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
