SQL SELECT INTO

The SELECT INTO statement is usually used to create backup copies of tables.
That also explain that SELECT INTO creates a new table and fills it with data computed by a query.

SELECT INTO syntax is:

SELECT [COLUMN NAME 1], [COLUMN NAME 2] ,...
INTO [BACKUP TABLE NAME]
FROM[TABLE NAME]

EXAMPLE 1 :

Let’s say we want to create a copy of the GameScores table and data.

SQL Statement:

SELECT * INTO GameScores_backup
FROM GameScores

SELECT INTO statement also can export the backup data to another database, let's see the example 2.

EXAMPLE 2 :

Let’s say we want to create a copy of the GameScores table and data to another database name backup_database.

SQL Statement:

SELECT * INTO GameScores_backup IN 'backup_database.mdb'
FROM GameScores