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MS SQL Server - INSERT INTO statement

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In this article, we would like to show you how to use INSERT INTO statement in MS SQL Server.

Quick solution:

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INSERT INTO [table_name]
    ([column1], [column2], [column3], ...)
VALUES
    ([value1], [value2], [value3], ...);

or:

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INSERT INTO [table_name]
    ([column1], [column2], [column3], ...)
VALUES
    ([value1], [value2], [value3], ...),
    ([value1], [value2], [value3], ...),
    ([value1], [value2], [value3], ...),
    ...;

Practical example

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To show how the INSERT INTO statement works, we will use the following table:

MS SQL Server - example data used with INSERT INTO statement

Note:

At the end of this article you can find database preparation SQL queries.

Example 1

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In this example, we will insert a new user (moderator) into the users table.

Query:

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INSERT INTO [users] ([name], [role]) VALUES ('Matt', 'moderator');

Output:

MS SQL Server - INSERT INTO statement result

Example 2

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In this example, we will insert three new users into the users table.

Query:

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INSERT INTO [users] 
    ([name], [role]) 
VALUES 
    ('Matt', 'moderator'),
    ('Peter', 'admin'),
    ('Jack', 'user');

Output:

Database preparation

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create_tables.sql file:

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CREATE TABLE [users] (
    [id] INT IDENTITY(1,1),
    [name] VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
    [role] VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY ([id])
);

insert_data.sql file:

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INSERT INTO [users]
    ([name], [role])
VALUES
    ('John', 'admin'),
    ('Chris', 'moderator'),
    ('Kate', 'user'),
    ('Denis', 'moderator');