Re: [BUGS] General Bug Report: CREATE TABLE AS doesn't work

From: Fomichev Michael <fomichev(at)null(dot)ru>
To: PostgreSQL-SQL mailing list <pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
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Subject: Re: [BUGS] General Bug Report: CREATE TABLE AS doesn't work
Date: 1999-06-21 20:10:38
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.04.9906220904110.509-100000@ns.region.utsr
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The query should look like this:
create table xxx (foo) as select 1;
This syntax described in manual for PostgreSQL v6.4.2

For example:
********************
template1=> create table xxx (foo) as select 1;
SELECT
template1=> select * from xxx;
foo
---
1
(1 row)
*******************

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| Fomichev Michail | The Government of Kamchatka region. |
|<fomichev(at)null(dot)ru>| The Labour and Social Development Department. |
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On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Unprivileged user wrote:

>
> ============================================================================
> POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE
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>
>
> Your name : Marinos Yannikos
> Your email address : mjy(at)pobox(dot)com
>
> Category : runtime: back-end: SQL
> Severity : serious
>
> Summary: CREATE TABLE AS doesn't work
>
> System Configuration
> --------------------
> Operating System : Linux 2.2.9
>
> PostgreSQL version : 6.5.0
>
> Compiler used : egcs-1.1.1 release
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> Hardware:
> ---------
> Linux XXX 2.2.9 #11 Sat Jun 12 04:23:30 MEST 1999 i686 unknown
>
> Celeron 300A 192MB, EIDE system
>
>
> Versions of other tools:
> ------------------------
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> Problem Description:
> --------------------
> The CREATE TABLE AS syntax doesn't work the way it is described in the manual:
>
> *******************************************************************************
> QUERY: create table xxx (foo int4) as select 1;
>
> *******************************************************************************
>
> press return to continue ..
>
> ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "as"
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>
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> Test Case:
> ----------
> see above
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> Solution:
> ---------
> Implement it :-)
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