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MS SQL Server - Select from view
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In this article, we would like to show you how to select from a view in MS SQL Server.
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
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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] INT IDENTITY(1,1),
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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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PRIMARY KEY ([id])
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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';