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CREATE a table from another table..

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select *into newtable from oldtable.

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CREATE a table from another table..

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Syntax #1 - Copying all columns from another table

The basic syntax is:

CREATE TABLE new_table
AS (SELECT * FROM old_table);

For example:

CREATE TABLE suppliers
AS (SELECT *
FROM companies
WHERE id > 1000);

Syntax #2 - Copying selected columns from another table

The basic syntax is:

CREATE TABLE new_table
AS (SELECT column_1, column2, ... column_n FROM old_table);

For example:

CREATE TABLE suppliers
AS (SELECT id, address, city, state, zip
FROM companies
WHERE id > 1000);

Syntax #3 - Copying selected columns from multiple tables

The basic syntax is:

CREATE TABLE new_table
AS (SELECT column_1, column2, ... column_n
FROM old_table_1, old_table_2, ... old_table_n);

For example:

CREATE TABLE suppliers
AS (SELECT companies.id, companies.address, categories.cat_type
FROM companies, categories
WHERE companies.id = categories.id
AND companies.id > 1000);

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