Best way to create a temp table with same columns and type as a permanent table

Question

I need to create a temp table with same columns and type as a permanent table. What is the best way to do it? (The Permanent table has over 100 columns)

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Answer 1

Clone Temporary Table Structure to New Physical Table in SQL Server

we will see how to Clone Temporary Table Structure to New Physical Table in SQL Server.This is applicable for both Azure SQL db and on-premises.

Demo SQL Script

IF OBJECT_ID('TempDB..#TempTable') IS NOT NULL
    DROP TABLE #TempTable;

SELECT 1 AS ID,'Arul' AS Names
INTO
#TempTable;

SELECT * FROM #TempTable;

METHOD 1

SELECT * INTO TempTable1 FROM #TempTable WHERE 1=0;

EXEC SP_HELP TempTable1;

METHOD 2

SELECT TOP 0 * INTO TempTable1 FROM #TempTable;

EXEC SP_HELP TempTable1;