[sql] SQL Server Insert Example

I switch between Oracle and SQL Server occasionally, and often forget how to do some of the most trivial tasks in SQL Server. I want to manually insert a row of data into a SQL Server database table using SQL. What is the easiest way to do that?

For example, if I have a USERS table, with the columns of ID (number), FIRST_NAME, and LAST_NAME, what query do I use to insert a row into that table?

Also what syntax do I use if I want to insert multiple rows at a time?

Here are 4 ways to insert data into a table.

1. Simple insertion when the table column sequence is known.

   INSERT INTO Table1 VALUES (1,2,...)

2. Simple insertion into specified columns of the table.

   INSERT INTO Table1(col2,col4) VALUES (1,2)

3. Bulk insertion when...

   1. You wish to insert every column of Table2 into Table1
   2. You know the column sequence of Table2
   3. You are certain that the column sequence of Table2 won't change while this statement is being used (perhaps you the statement will only be used once).

   INSERT INTO Table1 {Column sequence} SELECT * FROM Table2

4. Bulk insertion of selected data into specified columns of Table2.

.

INSERT INTO Table1 (Column1,Column2 ....)
    SELECT Column1,Column2...
       FROM Table2

I hope this will help you

Create table :

create table users (id int,first_name varchar(10),last_name varchar(10));

Insert values into the table :

insert into users (id,first_name,last_name) values(1,'Abhishek','Anand');