--- T:\smk\test\demo-DRUPAL-6--1\database_mysql_dump.inc	2009-07-30 18:20:06.120623100 +0200
+++ database_mysql_dump.inc	2009-07-30 18:16:56.429839500 +0200
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ function demo_dump_db($filename, $option
     fwrite($fp, $header);
 
     foreach ($options['tables'] as $table => $dump_options) {
-      if ($dump_options['schema']) {
-        _demo_dump_table_schema($fp, $table);
-      }
-      if ($dump_options['data']) {
-        _demo_dump_table_data($fp, $table);
+      if (!_demo_table_is_view($table)) {
+        if ($dump_options['schema']) {
+          _demo_dump_table_schema($fp, $table);
+        }
+        if ($dump_options['data']) {
+          _demo_dump_table_data($fp, $table);
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -222,3 +224,15 @@ function _demo_get_fields($result) {
   return $fields;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determine whether the given table is a VIEW.
+ */
+function _demo_table_is_view($table) {
+  static $tables = array();
+  if (!isset($tables[$table])) {
+    $status = db_fetch_array(db_query("SHOW TABLE STATUS LIKE '%s'", $table));
+    $tables[$table] = (strtoupper(substr($status['Comment'], 0, 4)) == 'VIEW');
+  }
+  return $tables[$table];
+}
+