SQL Insert Table with Select

Question

How do i insert into a table using a select statement. The first_name, last_name, and id_no are from the staff table, but i want to insert the value 1 into the department table as well, but it is not from the staff table.

INSERT INTO department ('1',  id_no, first_name, last_name)
SELECT FROM staff
WHERE id_no = 1;

I am using SQL developer in oracle

Answer 1

If "department" has those four columns in that order, you are pretty close.

INSERT INTO department (foo,  id_no, first_name, last_name)
SELECT 1, staff_id, staff_first_name, staff_last_name
FROM staff
WHERE id_no = 1;

(obviously change the column names appropriately in the SELECT ) Of course, this will insert only one row, assuming that id_no is unique.

Answer 2

INSERT INTO department(OTHER_COLUMN,id_no, first_name, last_name) 
SELECT '1',  id_no, first_name, last_name FROM staff WHERE id_no = 1

replace OTHER_COLUMN with the name of the column

Answer 3

That's invalid SQL. Assuming that staff has the same field names as department

INSERT INTO department(id_no, first_name, last_name)
SELECT id_no, first_name, last_name
FROM staff
WHERE id_no = 1;

Answer 4

To INSERT INTO table values from SELECT you need to write something like:

INSERT INTO department (dep_field1, dep_field2, dep_field3)
SELECT '1', staff_field1, staff_field2
FROM staff
WHERE condition;

In department (...) part you need name fields from department table, you want to insert into.

In SELECT you need to name fields from staff table, you want to select from.

Answer 5

I Think you would find an answer to your problem here: INSERT Statement

if the SQL you have added to the post is what you tried - it's not working because it says FROMM - double M. Change it to FROM and it might work...