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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml,v 1.6 1999/07/22 15:09:12 thomas Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
<refentry id="SQL-INSERT">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>
<refentrytitle id="SQL-INSERT-TITLE">
INSERT
</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<refsynopsisdivinfo>
<date>1998-09-23</date>
<date>1999-07-20</date>
</refsynopsisdivinfo>
<synopsis>
INSERT INTO <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable class="PARAMETER">column</replaceable> [, ...] ) ]
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<title>
Description
</title>
<para>
<command>INSERT</command> allows one to insert new rows into a table. One can insert
<command>INSERT</command> allows one to insert new rows into a
class or table. One can insert
a single row at time or several rows as a result of a query.
The columns in the target list may be listed in any order.
In every column not present in the target list will be inserted
the default value, if column has not a declared default value
it will be assumed as NULL. If the expression for each column
</para>
<para>
Each column not present in the target list will be inserted
using a default value, either a declared DEFAULT value
or NULL. <productname>Postgres</productname> will reject the new
column if a NULL is inserted into a column declared NOT NULL.
</para>
<para>
If the expression for each column
is not of the correct data type, automatic type coercion will be
attempted.
</para>
<para>
You must have insert privilege to a table in order to append
to it, as well as select privilege on any table specified
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</para>
<para>
Insert into arrays (refer to <citetitle>The PostgreSQL User's Guide</citetitle> for further
Insert into arrays (refer to
<citetitle>The PostgreSQL User's Guide</citetitle> for further
information about arrays):
<programlisting>
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<title>
Compatibility
</title>
<para>
</para>
<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-INSERT-4">
<refsect2info>
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<command>INSERT</command> is fully compatible with <acronym>SQL92</acronym>.
Possible limitations in features of the
<replaceable class="PARAMETER">query</replaceable>
clause are documented for the SELECT statement.
clause are documented for
<xref linkend="sql-select-title" endterm="sql-select-title">.
</para>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>