[sql] SQL Server copy all rows from one table into another i.e duplicate table

I want to keep a table as history and replace it with an empty one. How can I do this through Management Studio?

try this single command to both delete and insert the data:

DELETE MyTable
    OUTPUT DELETED.Col1, DELETED.COl2,...
        INTO MyBackupTable

working sample:

--set up the tables
DECLARE @MyTable table (col1 int, col2 varchar(5))
DECLARE @MyBackupTable table (col1 int, col2 varchar(5))
INSERT INTO @MyTable VALUES (1,'A')
INSERT INTO @MyTable VALUES (2,'B')
INSERT INTO @MyTable VALUES (3,'C')
INSERT INTO @MyTable VALUES (4,'D')

--single command that does the delete and inserts
DELETE @MyTable
    OUTPUT DELETED.Col1, DELETED.COl2
        INTO @MyBackupTable

--show both tables final values
select * from @MyTable
select * from @MyBackupTable

OUTPUT:

(1 row(s) affected)

(1 row(s) affected)

(1 row(s) affected)

(1 row(s) affected)

(4 row(s) affected)
col1        col2
----------- -----

(0 row(s) affected)

col1        col2
----------- -----
1           A
2           B
3           C
4           D

(4 row(s) affected)

This will work:

select * into DestinationDatabase.dbo.[TableName1] from (
Select * from sourceDatabase.dbo.[TableName1])Temp

select * into x_history from your_table_here;
truncate table your_table_here;

Don't have sql server around to test but I think it's just:

insert into newtable select * from oldtable;

Either you can use RAW SQL:

INSERT INTO DEST_TABLE (Field1, Field2) 
SELECT Source_Field1, Source_Field2 
FROM SOURCE_TABLE

Or use the wizard:

1. Right Click on the Database -> Tasks -> Export Data
2. Select the source/target Database
3. Select source/target table and fields
4. Copy the data

Then execute:

TRUNCATE TABLE SOURCE_TABLE