{"id":10766,"date":"2024-03-14T12:46:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-you-copy-data-from-one-db2-table-to-another-table\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T03:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:40:51","slug":"how-can-you-copy-data-from-one-db2-table-to-another-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-you-copy-data-from-one-db2-table-to-another-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Copy DB2 Table Data: INSERT INTO SELECT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In DB2, you can use the INSERT INTO statement to copy data from one table to another. Here is an example:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> target_table\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">*<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> source_table;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the source_table is the table from which data will be copied, and the target_table is the table where the data will be copied to. By using the statement SELECT * FROM source_table, all the data from source_table can be selected and then inserted into target_table using the INSERT INTO statement.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the fields in the source table and the target table must match. Otherwise, there may be errors related to mismatched data types or fields. If you need to copy data to a new table, you can first create the target table and ensure the fields match, then use the INSERT INTO statement mentioned above to copy the data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In DB2, you can use the INSERT INTO statement to copy data from one table to another. Here is an example: INSERT INTO target_table SELECT * FROM source_table; In this example, the source_table is the table from which data will be copied, and the target_table is the table where the data will be copied to. 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