Re: Select into - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Jean-Michel Chabanne
Subject Re: Select into
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In response to Select into  ("Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
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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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