From: Joe Conway <joseph.conway@home.com>
To: Joseph Syjuco <joseph@asti.dost.gov.ph>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re:
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 10:05:51 -0700
Message-ID: <014d01c1349a$b01727c0$0705a8c0@jecw2k1> (raw)
References: <FHEOJMCOMLCBGLEMAKOGMENPCCAA.joseph@asti.dost.gov.ph>
> im new in postgresql (actually came from SQL Server) and i was trying a
> script like this
>
> insert into table1(field1,field2) values (select field1, field2 from table
> 2);
>
> i dont know if this is possible (inserting a set of entries via resultset
> from a select stmt in one command). If anyone has any answers, or
> workarounds pls do email me
Well, that syntax doesn't work on SQL Server either.
I think what you want is:
insert into table1(field1,field2) select field1, field2 from table2;
HTH,
-- Joe
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