Re: [HACKERS] INSERT INTO

Thus spake Thomas Lockhart
> > I think the docs for SELECT INTO should be changed, as (if memory
> > serves) it always creates, while INSERT INTO should always require the
> > table to already exist.
> 
> I went back and tested v6.3.2 and found the same behavior. D'Arcy,
> would you have time to touch the docs? It would be in
> 
>   doc/src/sgml/ref/{insert,select}.sgml
> 
> Note that there is a separate section for SELECT INTO near the bottom
> of select.sgml.

Does this cover it?

RCS file: RCS/select.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -c -r1.1 select.sgml
*** select.sgml 1999/05/08 13:52:15     1.1
--- select.sgml 1999/05/08 13:56:18
***************
*** 85,92 ****       If the INTO TABLE clause is specified, the result of the       query will be stored in another
tablewith the indicated       name.
 
!       If <replaceable class="PARAMETER">new_table</replaceable> does
!       not exist, it will be created automatically.       Refer to <command>SELECT INTO</command> for more
information.      <note>        <para>
 
--- 85,92 ----       If the INTO TABLE clause is specified, the result of the       query will be stored in another
tablewith the indicated       name.
 
!       The <replaceable class="PARAMETER">new_table</replaceable> will
!       be created automatically and should not exist before this command.       Refer to <command>SELECT
INTO</command>for more information.       <note>        <para>
 

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