Is it possible to store the output of EXPLAIN into a table

[Souvik Bhattacherjee <kivuosb@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I was just wondering if it is possible to store the output of EXPLAIN into a table.

create temp table mytab as (select * from (explain select * from table1 where attr = 5) t);

Unfortunately, the query above does not work.

Thanks,

-Souvik