You can use INSERT INTO ... SELECT FROM ...

insert INTO table2 
    (lastname,firstname,address,account,telno) 
 SELECT lastname,firstname,address,account,telno
    FROM table1 
    where account = "123456" and telno="7435143"  

>I have a stored procedure that goes like this:
>
>create procedure test
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>as
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>update set flag="D" where account = "123456" and telno="7435143" blah blah
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>I'm trying to put a logical "delete" flag into my table just to mark this row as an old record.
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>my problem is , I've wanted a row to be inserted (after an update) into my table with same values as in the previously "deleted " record marked with "D".
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>like this one: insert from table (lastname,firstname,address,account,telno) values {same values from old record marked with "D")
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>Please help.....
>
>TIA.