On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Karl Denninger wrote: > I want to insert values from one table into another, and add some "default" > values (that are not defaults on the table different reasons - that is, this > is maintenance function and in normal operation there would be "real" values > there - and null is valid) > > So, I want to do, for example, the following: > > insert into table (id, time, type) values (select id, now(), '1' from secondtable); > > Postgres's command line pukes on this, complaining that "select" is invalid > inside the values part of the definition. > > SQL's language specification says otherwise, as does "\h insert" from the > command line. > > The query stand-alone returns a table with values that are valid for the > table I wish to insert into. > > Where's my brain-fade on this?
INSERT INTO table (id, time, type) SELECT id, now(), '1' FROM secondtable; ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
