SELECT INTO USING UNION QUERY

Question

I want to create a new table in SQL Server with the following query. I am unable to understand why this query doesn't work.

Query1: Works

SELECT * FROM TABLE1
UNION
SELECT * FROM TABLE2 

Query2: Does not Work. Error: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 7 Line 7: Incorrect syntax near ')'.

SELECT * INTO [NEW_TABLE]
FROM
(
SELECT * FROM TABLE1
UNION
SELECT * FROM TABLE2
)

Thanks!

Answer 1

In MS Access you can:

SELECT x.* INTO NEWTABLE
FROM (
SELECT * FROM TABLE1
UNION
SELECT * FROM TABLE2) AS x

It's the same a OMG Ponies's answer except the keyword "AS" is used.

Answer 2

Here's one working syntax for SQL Server 2017:

USE [<yourdb-name>]
GO

SELECT * INTO NEWTABLE 
FROM <table1-name>
UNION ALL
SELECT * FROM <table2-name>

Answer 3

INSERT INTO #Temp1
SELECT val1, val2 
FROM TABLE1
 UNION
SELECT val1, val2
FROM TABLE2

Answer 4

select *
into new_table
from table_A
UNION
Select * 
From table_B

This only works if Table_A and Table_B have the same schemas

Answer 5

You can also try:

create table new_table as
select * from table1
union
select * from table2

Answer 6

You have to define a table alias for a derived table in SQL Server:

SELECT x.* 
  INTO [NEW_TABLE]
  FROM (SELECT * FROM TABLE1
        UNION
        SELECT * FROM TABLE2) x

"x" is the table alias in this example.