Is it possible to use the SELECT INTO clause with UNION [ALL]?

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In SQL Server this inserts 100 records, from the Customers table into tmpFerdeen :-

SELECT top(100)*
INTO tmpFerdeen
FROM Customers

Is it possible to do a SELECT INTO across a UNION ALL SELECT :-

SELECT top(100)* 
FROM Customers
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerEurope
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerAsia
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerAmericas

Not too sure where to add the INTO clause.

6 Answers

  1. scott on Mar 05, 2013

    This works in SQL Server:

    SELECT * INTO tmpFerdeen FROM (
  SELECT top 100 * 
  FROM Customers
  UNION All
  SELECT top 100 * 
  FROM CustomerEurope
  UNION All
  SELECT top 100 * 
  FROM CustomerAsia
  UNION All
  SELECT top 100 * 
  FROM CustomerAmericas
) as tmp

  2. fernando-correia on Mar 05, 2013

    SELECT * INTO tmpFerdeen FROM (your query here) data

  3. cheeseballlumpy82 on Mar 05, 2013 

    SELECT * INTO tmpFerdeen FROM 
(SELECT top(100)*  
FROM Customers 
UNION All 
SELECT top(100)*  
FROM CustomerEurope 
UNION All 
SELECT top(100)*  
FROM CustomerAsia 
UNION All 
SELECT top(100)*  
FROM CustomerAmericas) AS Blablabal

    This “Blablabal” is necessary

  4. harry on Mar 05, 2013

    You don’t need a derived table at all for this.

    Just put the INTO after the first SELECT

    SELECT top(100)* 
INTO tmpFerdeen
FROM Customers
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerEurope
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerAsia
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerAmericas

  5. rajesh on Mar 05, 2013

    Try something like this: Create the final object table, tmpFerdeen with the structure of the union.

    Then

    INSERT INTO tmpFerdeen (
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM Customers
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerEurope
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerAsia
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerAmericas
)

  6. fernando-correia on Mar 05, 2013

    Maybe try this?

    SELECT * INTO tmpFerdeen (
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM Customers
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerEurope
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerAsia
UNION All
SELECT top(100)* 
FROM CustomerAmericas)