SQL generates empty table - oracle-sqldeveloper

I am joining three tables and generating a new table. However, the new table is empty. Below is my query:
CREATE TABLE TEMP (WORD, TOTALCOUNT, AGENCYNAME) AS
SELECT NSFABSTRACTS.WORD, DOCUMENT_FREQUENCY.TOTALCOUNT, AGENCY.AGENCYNAME
FROM NSFABSTRACTS LEFT JOIN DOCUMENT_FREQUENCY
ON NSFABSTRACTS.WORD=DOCUMENT_FREQUENCY.WORD
INNER JOIN AGENCY
ON NSFABSTRACTS.FILEID=AGENCY.FILEID;
When I do not add the top line to create a table, the results look fine. But when I add the top line, it generates an empty table. Any thoughts why is this?

I think it is because of your inner join; I cannot say surely without looking at your data in the database. but try following;
CREATE TABLE TEMP (WORD, TOTALCOUNT, AGENCYNAME) AS
SELECT NSFABSTRACTS.WORD, DOCUMENT_FREQUENCY.TOTALCOUNT, AGENCY.AGENCYNAME
FROM NSFABSTRACTS LEFT JOIN DOCUMENT_FREQUENCY
ON NSFABSTRACTS.WORD=DOCUMENT_FREQUENCY.WORD
LEFT JOIN AGENCY
ON NSFABSTRACTS.FILEID=AGENCY.FILEID;

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"table1.col2"
"table1.col3"
FROM
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JOIN "table2" ON "table1"."col1" = "table2"."col1"
LIMIT
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After 'SELECT' (and before 'FROM') you are specifying which columns
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Is it possible to add a new column to an existing table from another table using insert or update in conjunction with full outer join .
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HTH
EDIT
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AMENDED GENERALISED ANSWER (following off-line chat)
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(SELECT 1 FROM maintable m WHERE m.id = s.id));
Since 9.5 there is a (preferred) alternative:
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This is preferred because (apart from being simpler) it avoids the situation that has been known to arise in the former, where a race condition is created between the INSERT and the sub-SELECT.
Obviously when the columns are different, you need to specify in the INSERT statement which columns are inserted from which. Something like:
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select * from table1
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This solves the problem about the number of lines, but now the main columns are the last in the table.
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Select multiple column with out code duplication while joining two table #active record # rails 2.3

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