

Notice that the optional column target list is specified identically to the physical The second number following INSERT represents the number of rows The first numberįollowing INSERT is the OID (object identifier) of the freshly inserted Note the feedback beginning with INSERT, which indicates that the insertion was successful. Identifier of 1212, and a subject identifier of 4. New book with an id of 41472, a title of Practical PostgreSQL, an author The SQL statement in Example 4-16 inserts a To demonstrate, Example 4-16 illustrates the insertion of a new bookīooktown=# INSERT INTO books (id, title, author_id, subject_id)īooktown-# VALUES (41472, 'Practical PostgreSQL', 1212, 4) NULL value, if there is no default) for each omitted value. Values to be inserted than columns, PostgreSQL will attempt to insert a default value (or the One value for each column in the literal order of the table’s structure. If the optional column-target expression is omitted, PostgreSQL will expect there to be These values may be expressions themselves (e.g., an operation between twoĮach value following the VALUES clause must be of the same data type as the column it is being inserted There shouldīe one value for each specified column, separatedīy commas.

The required grouped expression that describes the values to be inserted. The SQL clause which instructs PostgreSQL to expect a grouped expression of values to ( column_name )Īn optional grouped expression which describes the targeted columns for the The INSERT SQL command initiates an insertion of data into the
