INSERT INTO tablename(colnames)

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hello,

SQL

INSERT INTO tablename(select colnames from tablename)

, when I run this query I get an error.

Posted 30-Oct-11 22:29pm

K N R

Updated 30-Oct-11 23:37pm

Amir Mahfoozi

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AditSheth 31-Oct-11 4:32am

check that both table have same column..
And can you post error message you get?

Mehdi Gholam 31-Oct-11 4:34am

You must remove primary key column from your select as you cannot insert primary keys like this.

K N R 31-Oct-11 4:34am

Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'select'.

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avedmohammed · Answer 1 · 2011-10-30T22:34:00

Solution 1

What is the error you are getting?

Syntax for INSERT INTO statement is as follows:

SQL

INSERT INTO destination_table (column1, column2, column3) from (select column1, column2, column3 from source table);

Respective column types should match.

Posted 30-Oct-11 22:34pm

avedmohammed

Updated 30-Oct-11 23:20pm

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uspatel · Answer 2 · 2011-10-30T22:42:00

Solution 2

Use this syntax

SQL

INSERT INTO Table1 (FirstName, LastName)
SELECT FirstName, LastName
FROM Table2

Posted 30-Oct-11 22:42pm

uspatel

Amir Mahfoozi · Answer 3 · 2011-10-30T23:43:00

Solution 3

read these resources :

http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_select_into.asp[^]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190750.aspx[^]

and consider that your source and destination table are the same :-?

Posted 30-Oct-11 23:43pm

Amir Mahfoozi