At 12:53 PM +0800 10/3/01, chong wee siong wrote: >Hi DBAs: > I want to copy TableA in DatabaseA to TableB in DatabaseB >with changes in the attributes of the tables, what options do I have? > >I tried these: > >a) insert into TableB (id) select (id) from DatabaseA.TableA; >this works >b) insert into TableB (id,data) select (id,data) from DatabaseA.TableA; >but this does not work, why? and how do I do this?
They syntax is illegal for your second attempt. The column list for the SELECT part shouldn't have parentheses around it: insert into TableB (id,data) select id,data from DatabaseA.TableA; Parentheses work in your first attempt because (id) is a simple parenthesized expression that produces id as its value. -- Paul DuBois, [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
