Views And Sql Server

Jan 8, 2005

Hi,





I've been using stored procedures to do queries including inner joins etc. I have always known about views but don't understand why they are used, what is there purpose, they seem the same as sql queries, is that true?


Is it more effiicient to use views rather than stored procedures to do your queries?





Really I just want to know why I would ever want to use views instead of stored procedures to do my queries?





Thanks in advance.

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