Try to create a table from Select - SqL Server 2008 throws error

Question

Hi I am trying to create a table using inner select statement...

for example:

CREATE TABLE JmxMonSer AS (SELECT * FROM services WHERE monitoring_enabled = 1);

But keep getting error:

Incorrect Syntax near keyword 'AS', Severity 15

please advice

Answer 1

How about:

SELECT * into JmxMonSer FROM services WHERE monitoring_enabled=1

If the table already exists (and the columns types and ordering line up), you can use:

INSERT INTO JmxMonSer SELECT * FROM services WHERE monitoring_enabled=1

Answer 2

I'm almost positive that SQL Server doesn't have a CREATE TABLE AS (SELECT... syntax, but you can use SELECT INTO:

SELECT * 
INTO JmxMonSer
FROM services 
WHERE monitoring_enabled=1

Check the MSDN documentation for proper uses of the CREATE TABLE statement.

Answer 3

The below syntax is for using sub-query instead of using static table name... because sometime the required result set is coming from different queries..

SELECT * 
INTO JmxMonSer
From (SELECT * FROM services WHERE monitoring_enabled = 1) as X

Answer 4

Try using SELECT INTO:

SELECT *
INTO newtable [IN externaldb]
FROM table1;

src: http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_select_into.asp