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SQL Select into Statement

SQL Select into Statement

The SELECT INTO statement is a query that allows you to create a new table and populate it with the result set of a SELECT statement. To add data to an existing table, see the INSERT INTO statement instead.

SELECT INTO can be used when you are combining data from several tables or views into a new table.¹ The original table is not affected.

The general syntax is:

SELECT column-names
  INTO new-table-name
  FROM table-name
 WHERE EXISTS 
      (SELECT column-name
         FROM table-name
        WHERE condition)

This example shows a set of a table that was "copied" from the "Supplier" table to a new one called SupplierUSA which holds the set related to the column country of value 'USA'.

SELECT * INTO SupplierUSA
  FROM Supplier
 WHERE Country = 'USA';

Results: 4 rows affected ²

ID	CompanyName	ContactName	City	Country	Phone
2	New Orleans Cajun Delights	Shelley Burke	New Orleans	USA	(100) 555-4822
3	Grandma Kelly's Homestead	Regina Murphy	Ann Arbor	USA	(313) 555-5735
16	Bigfoot Breweries	Cheryl Saylor	Bend	USA	NULL
19	New England Seafood Cannery	Robb Merchant	Boston	USA	(617) 555-3267

Please see the manual for your database manager and have fun trying different options yourself.

Sources

1. (Microsoft - Inserting Rows by Using SELECT INTO)[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190750(v=sql.105).aspx]
2. (dofactory - SQL SELECT INTO Statement)[http://www.dofactory.com/sql/select-into]