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PostgreSQL - select from view
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In this article, we would like to show you how to select from a view in PostgreSQL.
Quick solution:
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SELECT "column1", "column2", "columnN"
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FROM "view_name"
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WHERE condition;
To show how to select from a view, we will use the following view named spain_users
:

Note:
At the end of this article you can find database preparation SQL queries.
In this example, we will select email
column from the spain_users
view.
Query:
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SELECT "email"
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FROM "spain_users";
Result:

create_tables.sql
file:
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CREATE TABLE "users" (
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"id" SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
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"name" VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
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"email" VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
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"country" VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL
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);
insert_data.sql
file:
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INSERT INTO "users"
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("name", "email", "country")
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VALUES
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('Tom', 'tom@email.com', 'Poland'),
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('Chris','chris@email.com', 'Spain'),
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('Jack','jack@email.com', 'Spain'),
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('Kim','kim@email.com', 'Vietnam'),
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('Marco','marco@email.com', 'Italy'),
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('Kate','kate@email.com', 'Spain'),
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('Nam','nam@email.com', 'Vietnam');
create_view.sql
file:
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CREATE VIEW "spain_users" AS
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SELECT *
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FROM "users"
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WHERE "country" = 'Spain';