Is it necessary in SQL to DROP the #temp tables ?

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Hi There,

Scenario like

SQL

SELECT x,y
INTO #Temp
FROM
(
    SELECT 1 AS x, 2 AS y
)src

SELECT * FROM #Temp

Is it necessary to delete this #Temp table?
What will happen If #Temp table is not dropped,What are the side effects ?

Any type of help would be appriciated

Posted 13-Dec-12 8:33am

anil.luck

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**Zoltán Zörgő** · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-13T09:31:00

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Read this: http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/t-sql-programming/temporary-tables-in-sql-server/[^]

To be short: in general you don't need to, it is dropped automatically as needed. But in special cases, for performance tuning in case of long-running complex sessions you should do it manually.

Posted 13-Dec-12 9:31am

Zoltán Zörgő

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anil.luck 14-Dec-12 2:41am

@Zoltán Zörgő
Thank you for your help