The INTO clause of the SELECT statement creates a new table based on the columns and rows of the query results.
The syntax for INTO is as follows:
SELECT select_list
[INTO new_table_name]
FROM table_list
The INTO clause is followed by the new table name which must not already exist.
This can be a permanent, temporary, or global temporary table.
15> CREATE TABLE employee(
16> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
17> first_name VARCHAR(10),
18> last_name VARCHAR(10),
19> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
20> start_Date DATETIME,
21> region VARCHAR(10),
22> city VARCHAR(20)
23> );
24> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, 'Jason' , 'Martin', 5890,'2005-03-22','North','Vancouver');
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, 'Alison', 'Mathews',4789,'2003-07-21','South','Utown');
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, 'James' , 'Smith', 6678,'2001-12-01','North','Paris');
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, 'Celia' , 'Rice', 5567,'2006-03-03','South','London');
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, 'Robert', 'Black', 4467,'2004-07-02','East','Newton');
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, 'Linda' , 'Green' , 6456,'2002-05-19','East','Calgary');
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, 'David' , 'Larry', 5345,'2008-03-18','West','New York');
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, 'James' , 'Cat', 4234,'2007-07-17','West','Regina');
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, 'Joan' , 'Act', 6123,'2001-04-16','North','Toronto');
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> select * from employee;
5> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- --------------------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina
9 Joan Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> SELECT ID, first_Name
4> INTO Store_Archive
5> FROM employee;
6> GO
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4>
5> drop table employee;
6> GO