Need help with query that uses 'SELECT INTO'

Question

Hi guys,
I am trying to duplicate the values of a table to another by using the script below:
ACCEPT TBSNAME           CHAR PROMPT 'Tablespace name>'
PROMPT Connect As System
Connect system
CREATE TABLE FREESPACE
     TABLESPACE_NAME          VARCHAR(20)          NOT NULL,
          CONSTRAINT FREESPACE_PKEY PRIMARY KEY(TABLESPACE_NAME),
     TOTAL_FREE_STORAGE     NUMBER(10)          NOT NULL
) TABLESPACE USERS;
SELECT     TABLESPACE_NAME,
          SUM(BLOCKS) TOTBLOCKS
INTO      FREESPACE
FROM      SYS.DBA_FREE_SPACE
WHERE      TABLESPACE_NAME = UPPER('&TBSNAME')
GROUP BY TABLESPACE_NAME;
However, when I execute this script, I was prompted with the 'missing keyword' error which happens at the third line of the select statment. Any idea what's missing here?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

If you mean "fill up the table FREESPACE" by using "select...into..." then it is totally wrong. You cannot do it in plsql also.
Use this:
insert into freespace(tablespace_name,total_free_storage)
SELECT TABLESPACE_NAME,SUM(BLOCKS) TOTBLOCKS
FROM SYS.DBA_FREE_SPACE
WHERE TABLESPACE_NAME = UPPER('&TBSNAME')
GROUP BY TABLESPACE_NAME;
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