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May 8th, 2008, 09:07 PM

johnabrown

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INSERT INTO syntax

I want to copy records from a table in DataBase1 to and identical table in DataBase2.

Code:

USE Database2;
INSERT INTO `Accounts` VALUES (SELECT * FROM DataBase1.Accounts);

I get the error: "You have an error in your SQL syntax...." and it seems to point to the "SELECT * FROM DataBase1.Accounts" area of the query.

My guess is that I am referencing the name "DataBase1" incorrectly. I have seen a reference like "DataBase1.Table1" in SQLyog but I cannot find the section in mySQL manual about how to reference another database.

Thanks for your help. John Brown

May 8th, 2008, 09:18 PM

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Just remove the VALUES keyword.

This is a perfectly valid statement as long as the columns match.

Code:

INSERT INTO Database2.Accounts SELECT * FROM Database1.Accounts;

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May 8th, 2008, 09:33 PM

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That fixed it. Thanks to Inxgeek

That fixed it. Thanks to Inxgeek

Quote:

Originally Posted by lnxgeek

Just remove the VALUES keyword.

This is a perfectly valid statement as long as the columns match.

Code:

INSERT INTO Database2.Accounts SELECT * FROM Database1.Accounts;

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