Help with SQL*Plus COPY Command syntax

Question

Hello people.
DBs are 10g
PROD DB is a remote DB (over DB Link)
TEST DB is where my SQL*Plus is logged in.
LOCAL_DB_TABLE is the table I need to create to TEST DB
REMOTE_DB _TABLE is the table that already exists in remote PROD DB
COPY FROM replica/replica@PROD
CREATE LOCAL_DB_TABLE@TEST
ROW_ID,
CREATED,
CREATED_BY,
UPD,
UPD_BY
USING SELECT
ROW_ID,
CREATED,
CREATED_BY,
UPD,
UPD_BY
FROM REMOTE_DB_TABLE
WHERE ROW_ID='XXX';The error message I am getting:
usage: COPY FROM <db> TO <db> <opt> <table> { (<cols>) } USING <sel>
  <db>   : database string, e.g., hr/your_password@d:chicago-mktg
  <opt>  : ONE of the keywords: APPEND, CREATE, INSERT or REPLACE
  <table>: name of the destination table
  <cols> : a comma-separated list of destination column aliases
  <sel>  : any valid SQL SELECT statement
A missing FROM or TO clause uses the current SQL*Plus connection.
CREATE LOCAL_DB_TABLE@TEST
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00901: invalid CREATE commandThank you in advance for your help.

Answer 1

Hi,
I hope you are thinking of Creating a Table with the Same Structure as the remote database Table, If so.
You can create a Table from the Existing Table using CTAS(Create Table as Select).
Provided, you have created a Database Links between the 2 Databases. You can create a
table in your Schema as,
CREATE TABLE local_db_table AS
SELECT * FROM remote_user_name.remote_db_table@dbname;Thanks,
Shankar
Edited by: Shankar Viji on Jul 19, 2012 11:01 PM