SELECT INTO

Defines a new table from the results of a query.

Synopsis

SELECT [ALL | DISTINCT [ON ( <expression> [, ...] )]]
    * | <expression> [AS <output_name>] [, ...]
    INTO [TEMPORARY | TEMP] [TABLE] <new_table>
    [FROM <from_item> [, ...]]
    [WHERE <condition>]
    [GROUP BY <expression> [, ...]]
    [HAVING <condition> [, ...]]
    [{UNION | INTERSECT | EXCEPT} [ALL] <select>]
    [ORDER BY <expression> [ASC | DESC | USING <operator>] [, ...]]
    [LIMIT {<count> | ALL}]
    [OFFSET <start>]
    [FOR {UPDATE | SHARE} [OF <table_name> [, ...]] [NOWAIT]
    [...]]

Description

SELECT INTO creates a new table and fills it with data computed by a query. The data is not returned to the client, as it is with a normal SELECT. The new table’s columns have the names and data types associated with the output columns of the SELECT. Data is always distributed randomly.

Parameters

The majority of parameters for SELECT INTO are the same as SELECT.

TEMPORARY,
TEMP

If specified, the table is created as a temporary table.

SELECT * INTO films_recent FROM films WHERE date_prod >=
'2006-01-01';