Comments on: SQL SERVER – 2008 – Insert Multiple Records Using One Insert Statement – Use of Row Constructor

By: Antonio

Antonio — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:17:34 +0000

With sql server CE this query:

INSERT INTO Scontistica
(Prodotto,Sconto)
values (‘Sky’,0.5),
(‘Skywarm’,0.5)

give me this error:
[ Token line number = 2,Token line offset = 19,Token in error = , ]

why??

By: David

David — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:30:10 +0000

So can that list of values be passed in via parameter(s) of a stored procedure?

By: Imran Mohammed

Imran Mohammed — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:04:24 +0000

@fred

Insert into table2 select * from table1
GO 1000

above statement will insert everything from table1 into table2 1000 times. Just change the number beside GO and and you are good.

This will work in SQL Server 2005/2008.

~ IM.

By: fred

fred — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:14:14 +0000

how do i insert the same record i a table by a number of times

By: al

al — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:17:00 +0000

Thank you for the brief article. It was brief and to the point.
I have used this syntax with other tools. It is ideal for loading initial definition data, and test data. Its simplicity is its strength.

By: NaZAf

NaZAf — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:18:35 +0000

Hi,
There are other alternatives and better approaches than multiple statements shown here.

For example, a single INSERT query will not let you process the parameters before insertion, which makes this method weak. Using triggers will work, but will degrade your server performance.

So if your data needs no processing, you can use multiple insert statements. However, if you want to process them then I’d recommend using one of the following two new features since SQL Server 2005:

1. Using OPENXML
2. CLR User Defined Types

Just google them and you will find many examples and tutorials.

By: Dhurendra

Dhurendra — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:31:39 +0000

This is nice one but we can also insert more than one row as below:-

Insert into tableName(col1,col2) values(1,2),(11,22),(44,55);

Out Put
Col1 Col2
1 2
11 22
44 55

Thanks………

By: rwallacej

rwallacej — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:59:18 +0000

Pederiko,
I have tried this out and am getting the same error – so must be a limitation

By: Pederiko

Pederiko — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:33:15 +0000

I have a question about this new INSERT command in SQL Server 2008. Is it limited to only 1000 enteries? I have a lot more and I am getting the following error:
The number of row value expressions in the INSERT statement exceeds the maximum allowed number of 1000 row values

By: Mauro

Mauro — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:43:43 +0000

It´s a new feature of Sql 2008. Very Easy.

By: oracle

oracle — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:19:17 +0000

can you give us the function tha inserts loads of rows at one time! PLEASE :)

By: Tejas Shah

Tejas Shah — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:54:03 +0000

Hi Rajasekar,

You can not get deleted Rows in Sql server.

You can get it only in Trigger in “deleted table” or you can use “instead of trigger”

Tejas

By: rajasekar

rajasekar — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:49:35 +0000

how to retrive deleted rows in sql server(in oracle having FLASHBACK QUERY),i know only we have an consistant backup that only restore the data.
any other feature do u know pls tell me
thanks and regards
Rajasekar

By: Nitin Reddy

Nitin Reddy — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:59:50 +0000

@lakshmi: This is an MS SQL Server 2008 feature – you cannot use this with MS SQL Server 2005

By: gaurav

gaurav — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:44:48 +0000

can we submit multiple listbox value into multiple table with the one insert query

By: lakshmi

lakshmi — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:34:30 +0000

Hi,
Is below syntax works in sql server 2005 or it works only in sql server 2008?
iam getting some error when i try to use it in sql server-2005

INSERT INTO MyTable (FirstCol, SecondCol)
VALUES (‘First’,1),
(‘Second’,2),
(‘Third’,3),
(‘Fourth’,4),
(‘Fifth’,5)

By: Deep

Deep — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:59:59 +0000

im new to tsql and your blog is of big help to me, more power.

By: Sujith Mysore

Sujith Mysore — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:05:13 +0000

There is an easier way to do this.
If you are inserting a single row then use
insert into(a1,b1) values(1,2)

If inserting multiple rows using select statement use,

Insert into(a1,b1) (select a1,b1 from c)

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By: neearj

neearj — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:39:30 +0000

that’s good for new generation because after upgrade on sql 2005 that is new version as discuss mr. drel as example
……………..
so i appreciate to him.
haing a nice job.