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13.1 SELECT INTO TABLE Differences

MySQL Server does not support theSELECT ... INTO TABLE Sybase SQL extension. Instead, MySQL Server supports theINSERT INTO ... SELECT standard SQL syntax, which is basically the same thing. SeeINSERT ... SELECT Statement. For example:

INSERT INTO tbl_temp2 (fld_id)    SELECT tbl_temp1.fld_order_id    FROM tbl_temp1 WHERE tbl_temp1.fld_order_id > 100;

Alternatively, you can useSELECT ... INTO OUTFILE orCREATE TABLE ... SELECT.

You can useSELECT ... INTO with user-defined variables. The same syntax can also be used inside stored routines using cursors and local variables. SeeSELECT ... INTO Statement.