- <refentry id="CREATETABLEAS">
- <refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>
- CREATE TABLE AS
- </refentrytitle>
- <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
- </refmeta>
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>
- CREATE TABLE AS
- </refname>
- <refpurpose>
- Creates a new table
- </refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <synopsis>
- CREATE TABLE <replaceable>table</replaceable> [ (<replaceable>column</replaceable> [, ...] ) ]
- AS <replaceable>select_clause</replaceable>
- </synopsis>
- <refsect2>
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Inputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable>table</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The name of a new table to be created.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable>column</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The name of a column. Multiple column names can be specified using
- a comma-delimited list of column names.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable>select_clause</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A valid query statement. Refer to SELECT for a description of the
- allowed syntax.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- <refsect2>
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Outputs
- </title>
- <para>
- Refer to <command>CREATE TABLE</command>
- and <command>SELECT</command> for a summary of possible output
- messages.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1>
- <refsect1info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect1info>
- <title>
- Description
- </title>
- <para>
- <command>CREATE TABLE AS</command> enables a table to be created from the contents of
- an existing table. It has functionality equivalent to <command>SELECT TABLE INTO</command>,
- but with perhaps a more direct syntax.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
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