Transferring Data from One Table to Another with query Larsen Every DBA needs to transfer data between tables. This is the kind of task that comes up all the time. Not only do DBAs need to know how to transfer data between two tables on the same server, but they will also need to know how to do it from one server to another. This article will look at a number of different methods to transfer data from one table to another. The INSERT INTO Method This method, as the heading suggests, uses the INSERT INTO T-SQL statement to move records from one table to another. This method is one of the easiest methods of transferring data. This method can not only be done between tables on the same server, but can also be done across servers. To use this method, all you have to do is code an INSERT INTO statement that identifies the target table, and uses a SELECT statement to identify the data you want to copy from the source table. Let me show you an example. Say you have two tables TABLE1