Alternatives for temporary tables in Oracle

Question

1. Create a temporary table inside a stored procedure, say \'#Temp\'.
2. Insert values into \'Temp\' table using a select statement, eg. Insert Into #Temp Select * from

Answer 1

Create a global temporary table.

CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE 
ON COMMIT PRESERVE ROWS   # If needed.  Depends on your needs.
AS SELECT ;

You can then select from the table as needed for the duration of your procedure.

http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/8i/TemporaryTables.php

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