How to create a temp table similarly to creating a normal table?
Example:
CREATE TABLE table_name
(
column1 datatype,
column2 datatype,
column3 datatype,
....
);
A temporary table can have 3 kinds, the #
is the most used. This is a temp table that only exists in the current session.
An equivalent of this is @
, a declared table variable. This has a little less "functions" (like indexes etc) and is also only used for the current session.
The ##
is one that is the same as the #
, however, the scope is wider, so you can use it within the same session, within other stored procedures.
You can create a temp table in various ways:
declare @table table (id int)
create table #table (id int)
create table ##table (id int)
select * into #table from xyz