1 08/03/81 define_temp_table, dtt 2 3 Syntax: dtt table_name key_columns 4 5 6 Function: causes the selected data to be placed in a temporary table 7 which can be later referenced for retrieval. 8 9 10 Arguments: 11 table_name 12 the name of the temporary table to be created. 13 key_columns 14 one or more column names specified in the current LILA select 15 clause which are to become key columns in the temporary table. 16 17 18 Notes: 19 A temporary table is destroyed whenever the database is closed. 20 21 If several rows of the temporary table have identical values for all 22 corresponding key_columns, only the first row will be retained.