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The SQL language offers a simple and effective way to quickly move all records from a table to another table with same field structure, that is same fields' name, type and position: Click here to copy the following block INSERT Customers SELECT * FROM New_Customers -- you can optionally complete the move by -- deleting all records in the source table DELETE New_Customers If the fields have different names, or if the target tables doesn't include all the fields in the source table, you must provide a field list: Click here to copy the following block INSERT Customers (Name, Address, City, Nation) VALUES   SELECT Name, Address, City, Country FROM New_Customers If fields also have a different type in the two tables, you must convert data on the fly using the CONVERT() function

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