One sql statement can solve this:
sql> isnert into table_b (id, name, summary) select id, name, desc from
table_a;
Banghe
Mike Darretta wrote:
> Does anyone have a suggestion on the best way to migrate data between
> two slightly different tables? For example:
>
> Table A
> --------
> id : integer
> name : string
> desc : string
>
>
> Table B
> --------
> id : integer
> name : string
> date : date
> summary : string
>
> In this example, I would like to copy all the data from Table A into
> B, using the desc column to populate the summary column.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
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