Re: multi-table insert in Oracle 9i

Thank you Dave.

I feel silly that I didn't pay more attention to the syntax.

However, regarding the "when 1=1" clause, if I have multiple "when" clauses in the statement, I can not execute it if the first "inert into" doesn't have a when clause. I get a "missing select keyword" error.

Thanks,
Niloufar

Dave Hau wrote:
> You're missing a "THEN" keyword:
>
> insert all when 1=1 THEN
> into junk (id, order_num, sequence_num) ...
>
> Also, if the condition is 1=1, you don't need to specify it at all:
>
> insert all
> into junk (id, order_num, sequence_num) ...
>
> does the same thing.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
>
>
>
> Niloufar wrote:
>

>> Could someone please tell me what am I doing wrong that causes both of 
>> the following multi-table insert statements to fail with a "missing 
>> key" error.  My Oracle server is Version 9.2.0.2.0.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Niloufar
>>
>> ******************************************************************************* 
>>
>> create table junk(id number,order_num varchar2(10),bill_amt number);
>> create table junk2(id2 number,order_num2 varchar2(10),bill_amt2 number);
>> create table junk_input(order_id number,order_number 
>> varchar2(10),bill_amt number);
>>
>> insert into junk_input values (1, '1234', 10);
>> insert into junk_input values (2, '1234', 10);
>> insert into junk_input values (3, '1234', 10);
>> insert into junk_input values (4, '5678', 10);
>> insert into junk_input values (5, '5678', 10);
>> select * from junk_input;
>>
>>       tried both:
>>
>>       insert all when 1=1
>>       into junk (id, order_num, sequence_num)
>>       select order_id, order_number, seq_num from junk_input;
>>
>>       and tried:
>>
>>       insert all when 1=1
>>       into junk (id, order_num, sequence_num)
>>       when order_number = '5678'
>>       into junk2 (id2, order_num2, sequence_num2)
>>       select order_id, order_number, seq_num from junk_input;
>>
>>