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+<refentry id="CREATETABLEAS">
+ <refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>
+   CREATE TABLE AS
+  </refentrytitle>
+  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+ <refnamediv>
+  <refname>
+   CREATE TABLE AS
+  </refname>
+  <refpurpose>
+   Creates a new table
+  </refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+  <refsynopsisdivinfo>
+   <date>1998-09-22</date>
+  </refsynopsisdivinfo>
+  <synopsis>
+CREATE TABLE <replaceable>table</replaceable> [ (<replaceable>column</replaceable> [, ...] ) ]
+     AS <replaceable>select_clause</replaceable>
+  </synopsis>
+  
+  <refsect2>
+   <refsect2info>
+    <date>1998-09-22</date>
+   </refsect2info>
+   <title>
+    Inputs
+   </title>
+   <para>
+   
+   <variablelist>
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term>
+      <replaceable>table</replaceable>
+     </term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       The name of a new table to be created.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+     <varlistentry>
+     <term>
+      <replaceable>column</replaceable>
+     </term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       The name of a column. Multiple column names can be specified using
+a comma-delimited list of column names.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+    
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term>
+      <replaceable>select_clause</replaceable>
+     </term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+A valid query statement. Refer to SELECT for a description of the
+allowed syntax.
+       </para>
+      </listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+   </para>
+  </refsect2>
+
+  <refsect2>
+   <refsect2info>
+    <date>1998-09-22</date>
+   </refsect2info>
+   <title>
+    Outputs
+   </title>
+   <para>
+    Refer to CREATE TABLE and SELECT for a summary of possible output
+    messages.
+   </para>
+  </refsect2>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+ 
+ <refsect1>
+  <refsect1info>
+   <date>1998-09-22</date>
+  </refsect1info>
+  <title>
+   Description
+  </title>
+   <para>
+CREATE TABLE AS enables a table to be created from the contents of
+an existing table. It has functionality equivalent to SELECT TABLE INTO,
+but with perhaps a more obvious syntax.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>
+
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