How to enter new line using sql command INSERT

Question

Q:

I wanna to know the syntax of SQL query of inserting new line in my table.

I mean ,I wanna to enter the following in my table abc:

  aaaaaaaaaa

  bbbbbbbbbb

  cccccccccccc

Maintaining the new line.through INSERT command .

Thanks in advance

Solution 1

When I answered this question, you'd got it tagged with SQL Server 2008. You've since edited it to be about Informix. The following works for SQL Server 2008.

INSERT INTO MyTable(MyField) VALUES('AAAAA' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) + 'BBBBB')

Informix looks more complicated. You have to set an option according to this documentation I found with a google for "informix sql newline"

EXECUTE PROCEDURE IFX_ALLOW_NEWLINE('T')

Solution 2

Never used informix but for SQL Server 2008 this is just.

INSERT INTO abc
            (col1)
VALUES (
'aaaaaaaaaa

bbbbbbbbbb

cccccccccccc');

Solution 3

INSERT INTO MyTable(MyColumn) VALUES ('aaaaaaaaaa

bbbbbbbbbb

cccccccccccc');

Solution 4

It depends whether you're using Windows or *nix conventions, but it will be some combination of \r and \n

Have a look at the New line in Sql Query question.

Solution 5

why not store the row without the newline, then on the client side of your app, provide for it?

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