Re: [GENERAL] Re: temp table creation

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alfonso Peniche <alfonso(at)iteso(dot)mx>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Re: temp table creation
Date: 2001-03-20 16:47:41
Message-ID: 200103201647.LAA00999@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Yes Bruce, IT IS In the new documentation (7.1 release), but not in previous
> versions. If you want me to be specific, it's in the reference manual under
> SQL Commands - CREATE TABLE AS.....
>
> Cheers

Great. Seemed like a nifty trick to get around a parser problem.

>
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > This should be in the docs somewhere. Is it?
> >
> > > Alfonso Peniche <alfonso(at)iteso(dot)mx> writes:
> > > > In that case, how could I create a temporary table from plpgsql?
> > >
> > > CREATE [TEMP] TABLE foo AS SELECT ...
> > >
> > > This is equivalent to SELECT INTO [TEMP] foo in regular SQL, and
> > > does not change meaning in plpgsql.
> > >
> > > regards, tom lane
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
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>
>

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