Problem with inserting the data using sql query

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I have two tables one is account table and the another is missinginfo table.

I want to insert the id column from the account table to the missing info table..

here is my query

SQL

insert into missinginfo ( mfname,mlname,id) values ('john','wilson', 'select id from account where username=abc@abc.com')

Query gives no error but the id column give wrong result i.e 0 ..

where is the problem..

Posted 10-Jan-14 2:01am

codegeekalpha

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5 solutions

Solution 1

Your insert query is wrong.
Check below tsql query.

SQL

insert into missinginfo ( mfname,mlname,id) select 'john','wilson',id from account where username='abc@abc.com'

Posted 10-Jan-14 2:06am

Dusara Maulik

Solution 2

Remove the single quotes from the id-sql

like this
SQL

insert into missinginfo ( mfname,mlname,id) values ('john','wilson', select id from account where username=abc@abc.com)

[EDIT]correction after reading solution #1 from KARTHIK[EDIT]

SQL

insert into missinginfo ( mfname,mlname,id) values ('john','wilson', (select id from account where username=abc@abc.com))

and not like
SQL

insert into missinginfo ( mfname,mlname,id) values ('john','wilson', 'select id from account where username=abc@abc.com')

Posted 10-Jan-14 2:06am

idle63

Updated 10-Jan-14 6:42am

v3

Solution 3

Use this

SQL

insert into missinginfo ( mfname,mlname,id) 
select 'john','wilson',id from account where username='abc@abc.com'

and if you want to insert multiple records then use this.

SQL

insert into missinginfo ( mfname,mlname,id) 
select 'john','wilson',id from account where username='abc@abc.com'
union all
select 'john2','wilson2',id from account where username='abc@abc.com'

Posted 10-Jan-14 2:13am

Deviprasad Das

Solution 5

You have wrong query there in id section in values.

Putting single quotes around your select statement makes it static string it wouldn't be executed.

Removing those single quote around your select statement will be executed.

Posted 10-Jan-14 2:23am

Gandalf_TheWhite

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Karthik_Mahalingam · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-10T02:19:00

Solution 4

SQL

insert into missinginfo ( mfname,mlname,id) values ('john','wilson', (select id from account where username='abc@abc.com'))

Posted 10-Jan-14 2:19am

Karthik_Mahalingam

v2

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[no name] 10-Jan-14 11:51am

The correct answer. 5 from my side.

Karthik_Mahalingam 10-Jan-14 12:07pm

Thanks a lot:)