ERROR IN SQL INSERT STATEMENT

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Hello,

I have a Table in SQL named [TRN_ADVISOR] WHERE SOME DATA OF DIFFERENT BRANCHID IS PRESENT AND I WANT TO INSERT THOSE RECORDS INTO ANOTHER TABLE XYZ.BUT IT THROWS AN ERROR :

Msg 116, Level 16, State 1, Line 3
Only one expression can be specified in the select list when the subquery is not introduced with EXISTS.
Msg 213, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Column name or number of supplied values does not match table definition.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE TABLE AND THE INSERT QUERY IS GIVEN BELOW:

SQL

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[XYZ](
    [SEQID] [int] NULL,
    [COMPANYID] [int] NULL,
    [BRANCHID] [int] NULL,
    [COUNT] [int] NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]


INSERT INTO XYZ VALUES (SELECT 111,1,[BRANCHID],COUNT(*)
  FROM [TRN_ADVISOR]
  GROUP BY [BRANCHID])

PLEASE HELP ASAP.

THANKS AND REGARDS
DEEPAK

Posted 19-Sep-11 2:39am

Deepak.xip

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jim lahey 19-Sep-11 8:59am

Don't shout so much!

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Solution 1

That means that the column name you're trying to use doesn't exist in the TRN_ADVISOR table. BTW, why are you doing a COUNT(*) in that insert statement?

Posted 19-Sep-11 2:47am

#realJSOP

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Dylan Morley · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-19T02:50:00

Solution 2

If you're selecting from another table, you don't need the VALUES keyword, you can just INSERT INTO \ SELECT FROM as follows...

SQL

INSERT INTO XYZ (SEQID, COMPANYID, BRANCHID, COUNT)
SELECT 111,1,[BRANCHID],COUNT(*)
FROM [TRN_ADVISOR]
GROUP BY [BRANCHID]

Posted 19-Sep-11 2:50am

Dylan Morley