How do I create a table alias in MySQL

Question

I am migrating an MS Access application (which has linked tables to a MSSQL Server) to MySQL.

As a means to overcome some MSAccess table naming problems, I am seeki

Answer 1

You can create a View.

CREATE VIEW dbo_customers AS SELECT * FROM customers;

If that doesn't work for you, you could try creating a shadow-copy of the table, and use Triggers to keep the tables synced.

For example:

CREATE TABLE t1( id serial primary key, field varchar(255) not null );
CREATE TABLE dbo_t1( id serial primary key, field varchar(255) not null );

-- INSERT trigger
CREATE TRIGGER t1_dbo_insert AFTER INSERT ON t1
FOR EACH ROW BEGIN
    INSERT INTO dbo_t1 SET field = NEW.field;
    -- No need to specify the ID, it should stay in-sync
END

-- UPDATE trigger
CREATE TRIGGER t1_dbo_update AFTER UPDATE ON t1
FOR EACH ROW BEGIN
    UPDATE dbo_t1 SET field = NEW.field WHERE id = NEW.id;
END

-- DELETE trigger
CREATE TRIGGER t1_dbo_delete AFTER DELETE ON t1
FOR EACH ROW BEGIN
    DELETE FROM dbo_t1 WHERE id = OLD.id;
END

Not exactly an 'alias', and far from perfect. But it is an option if all else fails.