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Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 09:02:29 -0700
From: Bricklen Anderson <BAnderson@PresiNET.com>
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To: Ying Lu <ying_lu@cs.concordia.ca>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: SQL command Error:   "create table ... Like parentTable
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Ying Lu wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> I have a simple question about SQL command :
> 
> create table tableName1 LIKE parentTable   INCLUDING defaults ;
> 
> 
> I was trying to create table "tableName1" with the same structure as 
> "parentTable" without any data. I got a syntax error: 'syntax error at 
> or near "like" ... '
> 
> I guess there must be something wrong with my sql command, could 
> somebody help?
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> Emi

I've never used the "LIKE..INCLUDING" clause before so I can't comment on that, 
but as an alternative, you could try a CTAS:
create table tableName1 as select * from parentTable where 1=0; (will not get 
the rows, just the structure).


Cheers,

Bricklen
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