On 5 Dec 2002, at 14:44, Ol h Barnab s wrote: > "SELECT * INTO [temptablename] FROM [sourcetablename] WHERE id is null" > > and the SQL server creates a [temptablename] table with no records (or we > hope that ;) ) > But we can't do this on MySQL server, 'cause MySQL isn't know the > "SELECT...INTO" syntax, but in the INSERT...INTO syntax, we must count the > columns, which we wnat to create. (it's not good for me...)
If I understand you correctly, the query you want is CREATE TABLE temptablename SELECT * FROM sourcetablename LIMIT 0; The only problem is that indexes and some other properties of the source table (defaults, for example) are not copied over, but I imagine that happens with your MS SQL statement as well. If you need to preserve those things, you'll have to take the output from "SHOW CREATE TABLE sourcetablename", change the table name in the SQL, and execute the new statement. -- Keith C. Ivey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tobacco Documents Online http://tobaccodocuments.org Phone 202-667-6653 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
