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38 lines
895 B
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- SQL
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- databases
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---
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# Insert data into table with SQL `INSERT` statement
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_A table named `sales`:_
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| saleId | modelId | date | salesPerson |
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| ------ | ------- | ---------- | ----------- |
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| 223 | 2 | 2020-01-09 | tgomay |
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| 321 | 3 | 2020-03-14 | snedgamon |
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| 491 | 4 | 2021-08-06 | tricksahoy |
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```sql
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INSERT INTO sales
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VALUES (1, 11, '2020-01-01','mhogan');
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```
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> If you intend to miss out a value, you shouldn't leave it blank, you should
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> instead use `NULL` :
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```sql
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INSERT INTO sales
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VALUES (1, 11, '2020-01-01', NULL);
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```
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> The approach above works well if the order of entry matches the order of the
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> table fields. If this is not the case you can specify the order as part of the
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> `INSERT` statement:
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```sql
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INSERT INTO sales**(employee_id, sale_id, model_id, sale_date)**
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VALUES ('mhogan', 1, 11, '2020-01-01',);
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```
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