RE: Insert without telling column names

Roland,

Check out the SQL manual, the syntax diagram clearly illustrates that you don't need to explicitly name the column names as long as you are inserting into all of the columns in the order they are defined in the data dictionary.

insert into table_A values ('Hi', 'there');

A word of friendly caution -- the list will rapidly recognize you by name and fail to answer questions when it is obvious that you haven't taken the time to 1) try it yourself and 2) read the docs. Also, you need to give more information in your queries. We realize that Oracle is a big, bad world and there is a lot to know, but most of us don't have the time to answer every question every newbie has. I, of course, am an exception at the moment since I am just killing time this week waiting to be laid off...

Regards,

Diana

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Hallo,

How can I create an insert statement without telling all the names of the columns?
Give an example, please.

Roland Sköldblom

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