The INSERT Statement

A Brief Overview

You can use the INSERT statement in three ways to insert rows of data into existing, empty, or populated tables.
Method of Inserting Row
Example
insert values by column name by using the SET clause
 
proc sql;
   insert into work.discount
      set destination='LHR',
         begindate='01MAR2018'd,
         enddate='05MAR2018'd,
         discount=.33
      set destination='CPH',
         begindate='03MAR2018'd,
         enddate='10MAR2018'd,
         discount=.15;
quit;
insert lists of values by using the VALUES clause
 
proc sql;
   insert into work.discount (destination,
            begindate,enddate,discount)
         values ('LHR','01MAR2018'd,
            '05MAR2018'd,.33)
         values ('CPH','03MAR2018'd,
            '10MAR2018'd,.15);
quit;
insert rows that are copied from another table by ...

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