A view just re-executes the query.
Therefore a view is as efficient as the query it's based upon :)
hth,
- Stuart
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Taylor [mailto:postgres@jtresponse.co.uk]
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm thinking about using a view for my application.
>
> However, I'm wondering about how efficient it will be once I
> have a large amount of data
> loaded.
>
> Are views generated for every access ?
> Are they generated when the underlying data changes ?
>
> Whould it maybe be faster to have a seperate table alongside
> the base data, and
> generate it via a trigger or stored procedure ?
>
> Thanks
> JohnT