Greetings: Lately, I've begun using views quite often especially when queries for various reports, etc. become complicated. I am now wondering if there is a price to pay in terms of overhead for this. In truth, I don't really understand how a view works. I know that it takes on many of the attributes of a table, but is it a table? Is the data pulled together when one selects from the view or is it maintained as a table all along. Guidance to the ignorant appreciated... -- Terry Lee Tucker tel: (336) 372-5432; cell: (336) 404-6897 terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general