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CREATE TABLE AS SELECT (CTAS) in MS SQL Server

In Oracle often we are using

CREATE TABLE TABLE_B AS SELECT * FROM TABLE_A;

But in SQL Server, this syntax does not work. Use

SELECT * INTO TABLE_B FROM TABLE_A;
COMMIT;

instead.

Hope this helps
Martin

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