06 September 2012

Three Methods to Insert Multiple Rows into Single Table

-- Insert Multiple Values into SQL Server
CREATE TABLE #SQLAuthority (ID INT, Value VARCHAR(100));
Method 1: Traditional Method of INSERT... VALUE
-- Method 1 - Traditional Insert
INSERT INTO #SQLAuthority (ID, Value)
VALUES (1, 'First');
INSERT INTO #SQLAuthority (ID, Value)
VALUES (2, 'Second');
INSERT INTO #SQLAuthority (ID, Value)
VALUES (3, 'Third');

-- Clean up
TRUNCATE TABLE #SQLAuthority;

Method 2: INSERT... SELECT
-- Method 2 - Select Union Insert
INSERT INTO #SQLAuthority (ID, Value)
SELECT 1, 'First'
UNION ALL
SELECT 2, 'Second'
UNION ALL
SELECT 3, 'Third';

-- Clean up
TRUNCATE TABLE #SQLAuthority;
Method 3: SQL Server 2008+ Row Construction
-- Method 3 - SQL Server 2008+ Row Construction
INSERT INTO #SQLAuthority (ID, Value)
VALUES (1, 'First'), (2, 'Second'), (3, 'Third');

-- Clean up
DROP TABLE #SQLAuthority;

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