SELECT INTO a table variable in T-SQL

Question

Got a complex SELECT query, from which I would like to insert all rows into a table variable, but T-SQL doesn\'t allow it.

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Answer 1

You can also use common table expressions to store temporary datasets. They are more elegant and adhoc friendly:

WITH userData (name, oldlocation)
AS
(
  SELECT name, location 
  FROM   myTable    INNER JOIN 
         otherTable ON ...
  WHERE  age>30
)
SELECT * 
FROM   userData -- you can also reuse the recordset in subqueries and joins