Copy a row in SQL SERVER 2000

Hello all,
I'd like to INSERT a new row based upon a SELECT of an existing row,
I've tried the below but there's a syntax error:
INSERT INTO TableA VALUES (SELECT * FROM TableA WHERE TableA.PK = 13185)
Also, would this work as it will try to INSERT a field with a
duplicate PK. Any suggesting on how this could be best achived?
Thanks,
JYJon
You almost got it
INSERT INTO TableA SELECT * FROM TableA WHERE TableA.PK = 13185
> Also, would this work as it will try to INSERT a field with a
> duplicate PK. Any suggesting on how this could be best achived?
No it would not. Add an IDENTITY property as a surrogate key
"Jon" <JonMYates@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
> I'd like to INSERT a new row based upon a SELECT of an existing row,
> I've tried the below but there's a syntax error:
> INSERT INTO TableA VALUES (SELECT * FROM TableA WHERE TableA.PK => 13185)
> Also, would this work as it will try to INSERT a field with a
> duplicate PK. Any suggesting on how this could be best achived?
> Thanks,
> JY
>|||On 9 May, 10:19, Jon <JonMYa...@.gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I'd like to INSERT a new row based upon a SELECT of an existing row,
> I've tried the below but there's a syntax error:
> INSERT INTO TableA VALUES (SELECT * FROM TableA WHERE TableA.PK => 13185)
> Also, would this work as it will try to INSERT a field with a
> duplicate PK. Any suggesting on how this could be best achived?
> Thanks,
> JY
Just leave out VALUES and the brackets:
INSERT INTO TableA (col1, col2, col3)
SELECT col1, col2, col3 FROM ...
It makes no sense to duplicate an entire row. You need to supply new
values for at least the key column(s) of the table in question.
--
David Portas, SQL Server MVP
Whenever possible please post enough code to reproduce your problem.
Including CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements usually helps.
State what version of SQL Server you are using and specify the content
of any error messages.
SQL Server Books Online:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/ms130214(en-US,SQL.90).aspx
--|||INSERT INTO tabelename (the table you want to copy into)
SELECT * from tablename (the table you want to copy from)
WHERE Field10 = (some condition)