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<date>2000-03-25</date>
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<synopsis>
-CREATE VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">view</replaceable> AS SELECT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">query</replaceable>
+CREATE VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">view</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
+class="PARAMETER">column name list</replaceable> ) ] AS SELECT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">query</replaceable>
</synopsis>
<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEVIEW-1">
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">column name list</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ An optional list of names to be used for columns of the view.
+ If given, these names override the column names that would be
+ deduced from the SQL query.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">query</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
</title>
<para>
<command>CREATE VIEW</command> will define a view of a table.
- This view is not physically materialized. Specifically, a query
+ The view is not physically materialized. Instead, a query
rewrite retrieve rule is automatically generated to support
retrieve operations on views.
</para>