From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Select into
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 23:10:07 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <200112060410.fB64A7X08496@candle.pha.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOKEKLCAAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>
> Hi All,
>
> Is it possible to insert into a table based on a select from another table?
>
> The docs for SELECT INTO and like seem to imply you can only create a table
> based on a select, not append to an existing table.
Sure, do INSERT INTO ... SELECT.
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