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Asked: 2026-05-15T20:15:12+00:00

Is it possible to create a view (not stored procedure) with dynamic column names

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Is it possible to create a view (not stored procedure) with dynamic column names based on another table? For example:

Code:
CodeId|Description
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     1|Title
     2|Notes

Data:
DataId|Content|CodeId|GroupId
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     1|Title1 |     1|      1
     2|Note1  |     2|      1
     3|Title2 |     1|      2
     4|Note2  |     2|      2

Select Result:
GroupId|Title |Notes
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      1|Title1|Note1
      2|Title2|Note2

The column names “Title” and “Notes” would come from the Code table. I’m guessing the answer is no, but would like to confirm. Thanks!

Edit: I understand how this could be “dangerous”. If someone updates the code description the view would change, breaking any SQL dependent on the column names. In that case I could use the CodeId instead, which would not be allowed to change.

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  1. Editorial Team

    The perils of the EAV (Entity-Attribute-Value) model are many, and you’re just setting yourself up for a ton of headaches in the future. With that said, your specific question seems possible to solve to me. You’ve been warned though…

    You could do this by putting a trigger on your code table. Any time that someone added, deleted, or updated one of the rows in the table the trigger would be responsible for recreating the view with the correct statement.

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