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From: Richard Broersma Jr <rabroersma@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Duplicate Fields + Views Questions
To: Dylan Lorimer <edylan@google.com>, pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
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> I've got 2 views - each with identical column names. I want to create an
> aggregate view of both tables as a new view. But when I try to do this I
> understandably get errors on duplicate fields.
> 
> As an example:
> 
> CREATE VIEW gnis_view AS SELECT * FROM gnis_international_view,
> gnis_usa_view;
> ERROR:  column "the_geom" duplicated
> ERROR:  column "the_geom" duplicated
> 
> Any ideas on how I can achieve what I am seeking

Yes but you will have to specify each column name from each table and create aliases for the
duplicated columns.

Regards,

Richard Broersma Jr.