Microsoft SQL Server insert from select query

Question

What I\'m trying to do: read the logs and insert the necessary data into 3 different tables that get information from each other.

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Answer 1

You can use the following syntax for inserts

INSERT INTO dbo.Destination (Col1, Col2, Col3)
SELECT Col1, Col2, Col3
FROM dbo.Source

If you had tables with the same columns or a result set that had the same columns as your destination, you don't have to specify columns in the INSERT.

INSERT INTO dbo.Destination
SELECT *
FROM dbo.Source

Both of these are predicated on your Destination table already being created. These are NOT the same as SELECT * INTO dbo.Destination FROM dbo.Source