Inserting Multiple Rows in Sybase ASE

Question

(Similar question related to SQL Server : SO Link)

I know in Sql Server 2008 or above, you can insert multiple rows doing the following:

INSERT INTO MyTable (Name, ID)
VALUES ('First',1), ('Second',2), ('Third',3)

However, it seems like this syntax DOES NOT work in Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise, since this gives me an error..

Anyone know the syntax in Sybase that achieves the same thing?

Sybase ASE is based on Transact SQL..

Thanks

Solution 1

Sybase doen't have insert syntax as SQL Server. What's wrong with showed below classic method?

INSERT INTO MyTable (Name, ID) VALUES ('First',1)
INSERT INTO MyTable (Name, ID) VALUES ('Second',2)
INSERT INTO MyTable (Name, ID) VALUES ('Third',3)
go

Solution 2

try this:

INSERT INTO MyTable (Name, ID)
Select 'First',1
Union All 
Select 'Second',2
Union All
Select 'Third',3

I know this works on older versions of SQL server, and suspect that it will work with sybase.

Solution 3

Looks like that syntax is not valid in Sybase ASE but as suggested in the linked SO post you can get the same using UNION ALL like

INSERT INTO MyTable (Name, ID)
SELECT 'First',1
UNION ALL
SELECT 'Second',2
UNION ALL
SELECT 'Third',3

Comments

[broetchen]

What's "wrong", or better inconvenient, is that you have to keep repeating INSERT INTO MyTable (Name, ID) VALUES

[Joel]

this works, also, it works with parameterized values: ...select ?,? union all...

[Robert]

@Joel What is your Sybase version?