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PostgreSQL: Copy Table Data from another Table (INSERT INTO SELECT)

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In this post, I am sharing a demonstration on how to copy data from one table to another table using INSERT INTO SELECT in PostgreSQL.

This article may help the beginner of PostgreSQL, because moving or copying data within the database which is the ubiquitous task.

Use INSERT INTO SELECT statement, for this exercise:

Create two sample tables:

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CREATE TABLE tbl_A
(ID INT);
 
CREATE TABLE tbl_B
(ID INT);

Insert data into tbl_A:

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INSERT INTO tbl_A
VALUES
(1),(2),(3);

Copy data into tbl_B:

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INSERT INTO tbl_B
SELECT *FROM tbl_A;

Check the result:

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SELECT *FROM tbl_B;
 
id
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Don’t try a below option:

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SELECT * INTO tbl_B FROM tbl_A;
 
********** Error **********
ERROR: relation "tbl_b" already exists
SQL state: 42P07

Dec 1, 2017Anvesh Patel
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Comments: 1
  1. kruti
    June 1, 2018 at 8:44 am

    I am a beginner and found a very easy sample, thanks Anvesh

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December 1, 2017 3 Comments PostgreSQLAnvesh Patel, COPY, database, database research and development, dbrnd, plpgsql, Postgres Query, postgresql, PostgreSQL Administrator, PostgreSQL Error, PostgreSQL Monitoring, PostgreSQL Performance Tuning, PostgreSQL Programming, PostgreSQL Tips and Tricks
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