SQL Insert into Statement
The INSERT INTO statement is used to insert new rows into a table.
It is possible to write the insert into statement in two forms:
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INSERT INTO table
VALUES ( value1, value2, .... )
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INSERT INTO table ( col1, col2, col3, ... )
VALUES ( value1, value2, .... )
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- The first form does not specify the column names where the data will be inserted, only their values.
- The second form specifies both the column names and the values to be inserted.
The following empty table Persons was created by the previous create table statement:
P_Id |
LastName |
FirstName |
Address |
City |
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Insert three persons into the table Persons:
INSERT INTO Persons
VALUES( 1, 'Hansen', 'Ola', 'Timoteivn 10', 'Sandnes' );
INSERT INTO Persons
VALUES( 2, 'Svendson', 'Tove', 'Borgvn 23', 'Sandnes' );
INSERT INTO Persons
VALUES( 3, 'Pettersen', 'Kari', 'Storgt 20', 'Stavanger' );
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The table Persons now becomes the following:
P_Id |
LastName |
FirstName |
Address |
City |
1 |
Hansen |
Ola |
Timoteivn 10 |
Sandnes |
2 |
Svendson |
Tove |
Borgvn 23 |
Sandnes |
3 |
Pettersen |
Kari |
Storgt 20 |
Stavanger |
Demonstration
Below is an SQL test area from W3Schools, which uses the well-known Northwind sample database.
The tables here are for read only because of the problem of embedding the scripts.
For a fully working example, check this by using Chrome.
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The Database includes:
Tablename | Record |
Customers | 91 |
Categories | 8 |
Employees | 10 |
OrderDetails | 518 |
Orders | 196 |
Products | 77 |
Shippers | 3 |
Suppliers | 29 |
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This SQL-Statement is not supported in the WebSQL Database.
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