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SELECT INTO

Name

SELECT INTO — Create a new table from an existing table or view

SELECT [ ALL | DISTINCT ] expression [ AS name ] [, ...]
    INTO [ TABLE ] new_table ]
    [ FROM table [alias] [, ...] ]
    [ WHERE condition ]
    [ GROUP BY column [, ...] ]
    [ HAVING condition [, ...] ]
    [ UNION [ ALL ] select]
    [ ORDER BY column [ ASC | DESC ] [, ...] ]

Inputs

All input fields are described in detail for SELECT.

Outputs

All output fields are described in detail for SELECT.

Description

SELECT INTO creates a new table from the results of a query. Typically, this query draws data from an existing table, but any SQL query is allowed.

Note: CREATE TABLE AS is functionally equivalent to the SELECT INTO command.

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