Where is my view in SQL Server?

Question

I have a table structured like this:

sensorId int, Value int, obDate datetime

in SQL Server 2008 Express.

I want to get the latest value for each sensor, so I've created a View Like this:

CREATE VIEW [dbo].[LAT_POLDATA] 
AS (
    SELECT A.sensorId, A.obDate, A.Value 
    FROM [Met].[dbo].[POLDATA] AS A
    INNER JOIN 
        (SELECT sensorId, MAX(obDate) AS obDate 
         FROM [Met].[dbo].[POLDATA] 
         GROUP BY sensorId) AS B ON A.sensorId = B.sensorId 
                                 AND A.obDate = B.obDate 
)

Now If I query Select * from [dbo].[LAT_POLDATA] I get values when I do this in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, but I don't see this view under the Views in my database.

If I query it from a ASP.net Service, the query fails and throws an error:

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Invalid object name 'LAT_POLDATA'

Where is the view? Why don't I see it SSMS?

Answer 1

In Management Studio please try adding your preferred database name and execute it.

use [yourDatabaseName]

Select * from [dbo].[LAT_POLDATA]

If that gives you an error that view is not in your database

Then follow this

USE [yourDatabasename]
GO

SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO

Create View [dbo].[LAT_POLDATA] AS (
    SELECT A.sensorId , A.obDate , A.Value 
    FROM [Met].[dbo].[POLDATA] AS A
    INNER JOIN (
        SELECT sensorId , MAX(obDate) AS obDate 
        FROM [Met].[dbo].[POLDATA] 
        GROUP BY sensorId  
    ) AS B
        ON A.sensorId  = B.sensorId 
        AND A.obDate  = B.obDate 
)

GO

Answer 2

Execute this query and see if you can find it here, this query will return all the views created in you database

SELECT SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) AS schema_name
 ,name AS view_name
 ,OBJECTPROPERTYEX(OBJECT_ID,'IsIndexed') AS IsIndexed
 ,OBJECTPROPERTYEX(OBJECT_ID,'IsIndexable') AS IsIndexable
 FROM sys.views
 WHERE name LIKE 'LAT_POLDATA%'
 GO