insert record into database sql code example

Example: sql insert

-- Note: This is specifically for SQL - Oracle
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-- OPTION 1: Insert specific values (other values will be null)

-- syntax 
INSERT INTO <TABLE_NAME> (<column1>,<column2>,<column3>,...) 
VALUES (<value1>,<value2>,<value3>,...);

-- example
INSERT INTO SALES (SALE_ID,ITEM_ID,QUANTITY,AMOUNT)
VALUES (631,13,4,59.99);
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-- OPTION 2: Insert a value for every field

-- syntax
INSERT INTO <TABLE_NAME> VALUES (<value1>,<value2>,...,<valueN>);

-- example (SALES table only consists of 4 columns)
INSERT INTO SALES VALUES (631,13,4,59.99);
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