{"id":22314,"date":"2024-03-15T23:21:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T23:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-temporary-tables-and-import-data-in-oracle\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T22:35:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T22:35:03","slug":"how-to-create-temporary-tables-and-import-data-in-oracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-temporary-tables-and-import-data-in-oracle\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create temporary tables and import data in Oracle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To create a temporary table and import data in Oracle, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Use the &#8220;CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE&#8221; statement to create a temporary table. For example, create a temporary table named &#8220;temp_table&#8221; with columns &#8220;id&#8221; and &#8220;name&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE temp_table (\r\n  id NUMBER,\r\n  name VARCHAR2(50)\r\n) ON COMMIT DELETE ROWS;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Use the INSERT INTO statement to import data into a temporary table. For example, insert the data (1, &#8216;John&#8217;) and (2, &#8216;Jane&#8217;) into temp_table.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>INSERT INTO temp_table (id, name) VALUES (1, 'John');\r\nINSERT INTO temp_table (id, name) VALUES (2, 'Jane');\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>In queries where temporary tables are needed, temporary tables can be used just like regular tables. 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