def copy_table_struct(db, src, dest):

    '''Creates a structure-only copy of a table. (Does not copy data.)'''

    while True:

        try:

            create_table(db, dest, has_pkey=False, col_indexes=False, like=src)

            break

        except DuplicateException:

            table.name = next_version(table.name)

            # try again with next version of name