INSERT INTO table. . . SELECT field1, field2 From. . . .bug

Hi,
I should remember this but . . . bug with t-sql  using Insert Into  on a temp table.  It is unhappy with fields I'm trying to insert.
It's probably the fact that I'm trying to using some default data w/ aliases for a couple of the fields. 
Have a look at code please, and tell me how to correct. Thanks!
DECLARE @OrderNo varchar(6)
USE tempdb;
set @OrderNo = '909773' ;
IF OBJECT_ID ('#tmpNCGLITEMS') IS NOT NULL --how to get this to work with SSMS w/o reloading the qry window. i.e. how to release to delete????
DROP TABLE #tmpNCGLItems
use DEV_ORDERS;
SELECT distinct od.lline as OrdLine, od.ldrcolor as ClrCode, od.ldrspec as SpecCode, ad.Addon_Mod_GL_Acct as ncGLCode
INTO #tmpNCGLItems
FROM OODETL od
INNER JOIN [Dev_Products].[dbo].[Addon_Master] ad on od.lfg = ad.Addon_Mod_Mod_Code_ID AND ad.Addon_Mod_A_C_D_ID = 'C'
WHERE od.LOrder = @OrderNo and ad.Addon_Mod_GL_Acct is not null
select * from #tmpNCGLItems
USE tempdb;
IF OBJECT_ID ('#tmpNCGLITEMS1') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #tmpNCGLItems1
USE DEV_ORDERS;
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[#tmpNCGLItems1](
[OrdLine] [char](4) NOT NULL,
[ClrCode] [char](6) NULL,
[SpecCode] [varchar](6) NULL,
[ClrUPorDiscAmt] money NULL, [SpecUPorDiscAmt] money NULL,
[ncGLCode] [varchar](10) NULL, [lPrice] money Null
) ON [PRIMARY]
--insert into below is failing. Says fields don't match----Msg 213, Level 16, State 1, Line 33
--Insert Error: Column name or number of supplied values does not match table definition.
--but. . . I think I have 7 fields and I think the datatypes match?
INSERT INTO #tmpNCGLItems1
SELECT ordLine, ClrCode, SpecCode, 0 as [ClrUPorDiscAmt], 0 as [SpecUPorDiscAmt], ncGLCode,
SUM(od.lextendprice) as lPrice
FROM #tmpNCGLItems tmp JOIN OODETL od on tmp.OrdLine = od.lline
WHERE od.lorder = @OrderNo
GROUP BY ordLine, ClrCode, SpecCode, NcGLCode

>> I should remember this but . . . bug with T-SQL  using Insert Into  on a temp table.  It is unhappy with fields [sic] I'm trying to insert. It's probably the fact that I'm trying to using some default data w/ aliases for a couple
of the fields [sic: columns are not fields]. <<
Temp tables are how a bad programmer fakes a scratch tape so his SQL can look like magnetic tape files. We do not like to materialize data  on the disk unless we have to. 
And data element do not change names from table to table in a schema! Get rid of the aliases, even tho they are closer to ISO-11179 than the base table crap. 
But you are an old FORTRAN programmer! Your "OODETL” is six uppercase letters as required by FORTRAN I; an SQL programmer would have used something like “Order_Details” instead. The mix of camelCase, FORTRAN and several other non-SQL languages is scary. 
Why did you use MONEY? It is not portable and the math is wrong. Google it! Why do you think that “<something>_code_id” makes any sense? A data element can be a “<something>_code” or a “<something>_id” but never that hybrid disaster. 
I would do this with VIEWs so that I know the data is always current. 
CREATE VIEW NC_GL_Items (..)
AS 
SELECT DISTINCT OD.l_line, OD.ldr_color, OD.ldr_spec,
       AD.addon_mod_gl_acct  
  FROM Oodetl AS OD,
       Addon_Master AS AD
 WHERE ..;
The SELECT DISTINCT should not be there. An account should not be NULL, etc. Why do you have more nulls in one table than entire accounting systems? Why do you set integer zero to an amount, which should be a decimal for money? 
This is a crazy quilt that is clearly a bitch to maintain or even read. Can you clean it up or are you screwed? 
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