Merge 2 tables in SQL and save into 1 new table

Question

If we have two or more tables with the same columns

Table 1

Structure, Name, Active
1,A,1

Table 2

Structure, Name, Active
2,B,0

We would like to combine these two tables and save it into a new one

New Table

Structure, Name, Active
1,A,1
2,B,0

Here is the code

CREATE TABLE Amide_actives_decoys
(
    Structure NVARCHAR(255),
    Name NVARCHAR(255),
    Active INT
)
GO

INSERT Amide_actives_decoys
FROM (
   SELECT * FROM Amide_decoys 
   UNION
   SELECT * FROM Amide_actives 
)

The following error message will show up

Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 10
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'FROM'.

The same thing if we use

SELECT * INTO Amide_actives_decoys
FROM (
   SELECT * FROM Amide_decoys 
   UNION
   SELECT * FROM Amide_actives 
)

Following this answer

Joining a table onto itself in SQL and saving the result

The error message will be

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 5
Incorrect syntax near ';'.

Could any guru kindly offer some comments? Thanks!

Answer 1

create table Amide_actives_decoys
as
select Structure, Name, Active from 
(
SELECT * FROM Amide_decoys 
UNION
SELECT * FROM Amide_actives 
)
;

Answer 2

This syntax works in different databases:

INSERT INTO Amide_actives_decoys(Structure, Name, Active)
   SELECT * FROM Amide_decoys 
   UNION
   SELECT * FROM Amide_actives; 

In this form of INSERT, the output of the subquery becomes the set of input values for the INSERT.

Note that the datatypes for the expressions in the SELECT statement subquery must match the datatypes in the target table of the INSERT statement.

All of the rows returned by the subquery are inserted into the Amide_actives_decoys table.

If any one row fails the INSERT due to a constraint violation or datatype conflict, the entire INSERT fails and no rows are inserted.

Any valid subquery may be used within the INSERT statement.