* Jan Steinman > Is there a simple way to duplicate one or more rows in a table? > > I tried: > > INSERT INTO table SELECT * FROM table WHERE criteria > > but apparently INSERT...SELECT cannot function on the same table.
Right, but you can use an intermediate temporary table: CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tmp1 SELECT * FROM table WHERE criteria INSERT INTO table SELECT * from tmp1 -- Roger sql --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
