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SQL Insert Statement

The SQL Insert statement is simply used to insert data (add rows) into a database.

Syntax: INSERT INTO TableName (Column1,Column2) VALUES ('Value1','Value2')

TableName is the name of the table you want to insert the data into. Column1 and Column 2 are the names of the Columns you want to put that data into and Value1 and Value2 are the corresponding values you want to insert.

Let's use a table called 'Members_tbl' that holds 2 records as shown in Diagram 1.

Diagram 1

To add a third record we could use the highlighted SQL insert statement below.

INSERT INTO Members_tbl (FirstName,LastName,Address,City) VALUES ('Henry','Cole','123 Smut Road','Dublin')

Diagram 2 illustrates what our revised table will look like after the SQL statement has been run.

Diagram 2