On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 07:16:49PM -0400, Rod Taylor wrote:
> CREATE TABLE junk (
> col SERIAL PRIMARY KEY
> );
>
> INSERT INTO junk (col) DEFAULT VALUES;
>
> INSERT INTO junk DEFAULT VALUES:
>
>
> Second insert works, first one fails.
>
> INSERT INTO table [ ( column [, ...] ) ]
> { DEFAULT VALUES | VALUES ( expression [, ...] ) | SELECT query }
>
>
> The column list should just be ignored correct?
>
Hmm, the BNF from SQL1992 actually is:
<insert statement> ::= INSERT INTO <table name> <insert columns and source> <insert
columnsand source> ::= [ <left paren> <insert column list> <right paren> ] <query expression>
| DEFAULT VALUES <insert column list> ::= <column name list>
So the grammar is right to reject your first example.
According to the rules for <insert statement>:
2) An <insert columns and source> that specifies DEFAULT VALUES is equivalent to an <insert columns and source>
thatspecifies a <query expression> of the form
VALUES (DEFAULT, . . . )
where the number of "DEFAULT" entries is equal to the number of columns of T.
So the proper spelling of your first version is:
INSERT INTO junk (col) VALUES (DEFAULT);
Does that work for you?
Ross
