Re: [GENERAL] Confusion in Insert Query syntax - Mailing list pgsql-general

> Hi All,
>
> If I type \h insert at psql it shows me,
>
>         INSERT INTO class_name [(attr1, ...attrN)]
>         VALUES (expr1,..exprN) |
>         SELECT [DISTINCT [ON attrN]]
>         expr1, ...exprN
>         [FROM from_clause]
>         [WHERE qual]
>         [GROUP BY group_list]
>         [HAVING having_clause]
>         [ { UNION [ALL] | INTERSECT | EXCEPT } SELECT ...];
>
>
> But when I tried the following query it gave the parse error
>
>
>     INSERT INTO EffortTable (EffortID)
>     VALUES (ValueForEffortID) |
>     SELECT MAX(EffortID) AS ValueForEffortID
>     FROM   EffortTable
>     WHERE  ProjectID=200;
>

The | means 'or' meaning INSERT INTO table VALUES    or  INSERT INTO
table SELECT.

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