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Description

Redshift also allow to SELECT INTO variables when the statement is executed inside stored procedures.

This pattern is fully supported in Snowflake.

Grammar Syntax

SELECT [ select_expressions ] INTO target [ select_expressions ] FROM ...;

Sample Source Patterns

SELECT INTO with expressions at the left

Input Code:

IN -> Redshift_01.sql
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE test_sp1(out param1 int)
AS $$
DECLARE
    var1 int;
BEGIN
     select 10, 100 into param1, var1;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Output Code:

OUT -> Redshift_01.sql
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE test_sp1 (param1 OUT int)
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "redshift",  "convertedOn": "07/16/2025",  "domain": "no-domain-provided" }}'
AS $$
        DECLARE
            var1 int;
BEGIN
     select 10, 100 into
                : param1,
                : var1;
END;
$$;

SELECT INTO with expressions at the right

Input Code:

IN -> Redshift_02.sql
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE test_sp1(out param1 int)
AS $$
DECLARE
    var1 int;
BEGIN
     select into param1, var1 10, 100;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Output Code:

Since Snowflake doesn't support this grammar for SELECT INTO, the expressions are moved to the left of the INTO.

OUT -> Redshift_02.sql
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE test_sp1 (param1 OUT int)
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "redshift",  "convertedOn": "07/16/2025",  "domain": "no-domain-provided" }}'
AS $$
        DECLARE
            var1 int;
BEGIN
     select
                10, 100
            into
                : param1,
                : var1;
END;
$$;

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