Chapter 19. Inserting Data
In this chapter, you will learn how to insert data into tables using the SQL INSERT statement.
Understanding Data Insertion
SELECT is undoubtedly the most frequently used SQL statement (which is why the past 17 chapters were dedicated to it). But there are three other frequently used SQL statements that you should learn. The first one is INSERT. (You’ll get to the other two in the next chapter.)
As its name suggests, INSERT is used to insert (add) rows to a database table. INSERT can be used in several ways:
To insert a single complete row
To insert a single partial row
To insert multiple rows
To insert the results of a query
You’ll now look at each of these.
Tip
INSERT and System Security. Use of the INSERT statement can be disabled ...
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