Re: insert into help - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Guillaume Lelarge
Subject Re: insert into help
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Msg-id 4C99B1B8.6040607@lelarge.info
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In response to insert into help  (Nicholas I <nicholas.domnic.i@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: insert into help  (James Kitambara <jameskitambara@yahoo.co.uk>)
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Le 22/09/2010 09:32, Nicholas I a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
>  i have two tables,
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> *table1
> 
> id type serial, name varchar;*
> *--------------------------------------------------------------
> table 2
> 
> name varchar;*
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> i want to insert the values of table 2 into table 1, with automatic id's.
> 
> insert into table1(select * from table2);
> 
> is not working, how can i append the data to table 1 with auto incremented
> or nextval.
> 

INSERT INTO table1 (name) SELECT name FROM table2;


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