PSLine2000Documentation/Queries/Scott'sQ4.md

Scott'sQ4

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SQL Statement

SELECT [RMSFILES#_IEMUP1A0].* INTO [Scott's Table]
FROM [RMSFILES#_IEMUP1A0];

Dependencies

• None

Parameters

• None

What it does

SQL Code Description

Overview

This SQL (Structured Query Language) statement is used to extract data from a specific table in a database and store it in another table.

Breakdown

SELECT

• Purpose: The SELECT statement retrieves data from one or more tables.
• Syntax: SELECT column_list FROM table_name;
• In this case, the code uses the * wildcard to select all columns (*) from the specified table.

[RMSFILES#_IEMUP1A0]

• Purpose: This is a reference to a specific database object (table).
• Syntax: Table names and schema names are enclosed in square brackets.
• In this case, it refers to a table named RMSFILES#_IEMUP1A0.

.INTO [Scott's Table]

• Purpose: The .INTO clause specifies the name of the output table or view into which the selected data is inserted.
• Syntax: .INTO output_table_name;
• In this case, it specifies that the extracted data should be stored in a new table named [Scott's Table].

FROM [RMSFILES#_IEMUP1A0];

• Purpose: This clause specifies the database object (table) from which to retrieve the data.
• Syntax: FROM table_name;
• In this case, it specifies that the data should be retrieved from the RMSFILES#_IEMUP1A0 table.

Result

The resulting code will extract all columns (*) from the RMSFILES#_IEMUP1A0 table and insert them into a new table named [Scott's Table].