From: Jean-Michel Chabanne <jeanmichel.chabanne@free.fr>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Select into
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:43:15 +0100
Message-ID: <9uook6$rib$1@news.tht.net> (raw)
References: <GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOKEKLCAAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>
Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> 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.
>
> How do you do this?
>
> Chris
>
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You have to use another syntaxe form :
INSERT INTO target_table (COLx,COLy....) select COLa,COLB... from
source-table [where ...]
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Jean-Michel Chabanne
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