Create a Temporary Table in SQLite

When you create a table in SQLite, you can create it as a permanent table or as a temporary table.

When you create a table in a database that you’ve created, that would be a permanent table. A temporary table is created in the temp database.

To create a temporary table, you use the same syntax as creating a regular table. The difference is that you use either the TEMP or TEMPORARY keyword. You can also (or alternatively) prefix the table name with temp, which indicates that it will be created in the temporary database.

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Attach a Database in SQLite

When using SQLite, you can use the ATTACH DATABASE statement to add a database file to the current database connection.

When you do this, you attach a database file name and provide a name for the database. If the file exists it will be attached with your chosen name, otherwise it will be created and attached with your chosen name.

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Check your SQLite Version

Here are a few ways to check your version of SQLite.

Actually, you probably already saw which version you were using when you connected to SQLite.

In any case, if you found this page, maybe you need another method to check your SQLite version.

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Get the Month Name from a Date in PostgreSQL

If you’re familiar with PostgreSQL, you might know that you can use the EXTRACT() and the DATE_PART() functions to extract the month from a date. But those functions only allow you to extract the month number.

What if you need the month name?

You can get the month name from a date by using the TO_CHAR() function. This function returns a string based on the timestamp and the template pattern you provide as arguments.

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