sql中insert语句内的select语句返回多行

Question

I have a following structured query in mysql. But its returning a error. Basically, I want to get value from existing table and instert into new table. I tried the following, but got error;

INSERT INTO `table1`(
    `first`,`second`,`third`) VALUES(

    (SELECT table2.timemodified FROM `xtable` AS table2,`ytable` AS table3 
        WHERE table3.id = table2.contextid),

    (SELECT table4.id FROM `ztable` AS table4,`ytable` AS table3 WHERE table4.id = table3.instanceid),

    (SELECT murs.id FROM `table5` AS murs,
    `xtable` AS table2, 
    `wtable` AS table6, 
    `ytable` AS table3, 
    `vtable` AS table7 
    WHERE murs.id = table2.userid AND table6.id = table2.roleid AND table3.id = table2.contextid AND table7.instance = table3.instanceid AND table6.id =3)
);

I tested but the error is : #1242 - Subquery returns more than 1 row . The problem is I am getting more than single record from the select query inside insert . How can I remove such error.

Answer 1

the total query looks something like below. where you have so replace the * with column names you want to select!

INSERT INTO table1(first,second,third)

-- replace * with columns name first,second,third
select * from (
-- START YOU'RE select query
(SELECT table2.timemodified FROM `xtable` AS table2,`ytable` AS table3 
        WHERE table3.id = table2.contextid),

    (SELECT table4.id FROM `ztable` AS table4,`ytable` AS table3 WHERE table4.id = table3.instanceid),

    (SELECT murs.id FROM `table5` AS murs,
    `xtable` AS table2, 
    `wtable` AS table6, 
    `ytable` AS table3, 
    `vtable` AS table7 
    WHERE murs.id = table2.userid AND table6.id = table2.roleid AND table3.id = table2.contextid AND table7.instance = table3.instanceid AND table6.id =3)
-- END YOU'RE select query
)

I moved you're select statements into a subquery so you can use the total result of the subquerys to you're advantage.