Got that one two, thanks, this mail list saves time.
On 5/6/10, Jay A. Kreibich <j...@kreibi.ch> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
