>Here is an example of a command to create a temporary table:
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>SELECT Numero INTO #Temp FROM Country WHERE Country.Numero<10
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>That will create #Temp with 9 records.
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>If I try to do this again, I have:
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>"There is already an object named '#Temp' in the database."
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>However, this does not exist in the database. This is memory only.
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>So, for as long as I remain in the same window, I cannot do it. But, if I open another query window, I can do this command again.
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>What kind of cleanup is necessary so I can execute the same command?

IF OBJECT_ID('TempDB..#Temp', N'U') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #Temp;

select numero into #Temp from dbo.Country where Country.Numero < 10;

The first check with object_id will verify if the table already exists or not and will drop it if it exists.