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.pgaw:Help.f.t insert end "INSERT" {bold} " allows one to insert new rows into a table. One can insert a single row at time or several rows as a result of a query. The columns in the target list may be listed in any order. In every \
column not present in the target list will be inserted the default value, if column has not a declared default value it will be assumed as NULL. If the expression for each column is not of the \
correct data type, automatic type coercion will be attempted.
" {} "Synopsis" {bold} "
" {} "
INSERT INTO table \[ ( column \[, ...\] ) \]
\{ VALUES ( expression \[, ...\] ) | SELECT query \}
" {code} "Usage" {bold} "
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--Insert a single row into table films;
--(in the second example the column date_prod is omitted
--therefore will be stored in it a default value of NULL):
--
INSERT INTO films VALUES
('UA502','Bananas',105,'1971-07-13','Comedy',INTERVAL '82 minute');
INSERT INTO films (code, title, did, date_prod, kind)
VALUES ('T_601', 'Yojimbo', 106, DATE '1961-06-16', 'Drama');
--Insert a single row into table distributors, note that
--only column \"name\" is specified, to the non specified
--column \"did\" will be assigned its default value:
--
INSERT INTO distributors (name) VALUES ('British Lion');
--Insert several rows into table films from table tmp:
--
INSERT INTO films
SELECT * FROM tmp;
--Insert into arrays:
--Create an empty 3x3 gameboard for noughts-and-crosses
--(all of these queries create the same board attribute)
--(Refer to the PostgreSQL User's Guide for further
--information about arrays).
INSERT INTO tictactoe (game, board\[1:3\]\[1:3\])
VALUES (1,'\{\{\"\",\"\",\"\"\},\{\},\{\"\",\"\"\}\}');
INSERT INTO tictactoe (game, board\[3\]\[3\])
VALUES (2,'\{\}');
INSERT INTO tictactoe (game, board)
VALUES (3,'\{\{,,\},\{,,\},\{,,\}\}');
" {code} "Compatibility" {bold} "
SQL92
The INSERT statement is fully compatible with SQL92. Possible limitations in features of the query clause are documented for the SELECT statement.
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