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Re: INSERT question

Bruno Wolff III <bruno@wolff.to>

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From: Bruno Wolff III <bruno@wolff.to>
To: sarlav kumar <sarlavk@yahoo.com>
Cc: pgsqlperform <pgsql-performance@postgresql.org>, pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Date: 2004-12-13T16:49:52Z
Lists: pgsql-performance 
On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 08:28:39 -0800,
  sarlav kumar <sarlavk@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Is there a way to write the INSERT as follows?
>  
> INSERT into merchant_buyer_country (merchant_id,country,enabled,group_id)  values (1203, 
> (SELECT code FROM country WHERE send IS NOT NULL OR receive IS NOT NULL), 'true',1);
>  

You have to use a SELECT instead of the VAlues clause. Something like the
following should work:
INSERT INTO merchant_buyer_country (merchant_id, country, enabled, group_id)
  SELECT 1203, code, TRUE, 1 FROM country
    WHERE send IS NOT NULL OR receive IS NOT NULL
;