Question

I want create table in mysql procedure like

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS a;
CREATE TABLE a AS SELECT * FROM (CALL(abcdef(abc)));

Any ideas how can I do it or it is impossible in mysql?

Answer 1

You can’t use the syntax in your question, because a stored procedure doesn’t return anything (even though it can change the value of some of its parameters, if configured as OUT or INOUT).

I suggest the following:

• modify the procedure to store the rows in a temporary table:

  CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE temp_table(...);
  INSERT INTO temp_table VALUES(...); // do that for all the data
  

• After the procedure call, either use directly the table temp_table (SELECT ... FROM temp_table), or execute the following query:

  CREATE TABLE a AS SELECT * FROM temp_table;
  

• when you no longer need it, you may drop the temporary table. Otherwise, it will be automatically dropped when the MySQL connection is closed.