Discussion on: New INSERT syntax in SQL Server 2008 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/new-insert-syntax-in-sql-server-2008/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:09:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Jan.novak http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/new-insert-syntax-in-sql-server-2008/#comment-51 Jan.novak Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:09:46 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/new-insert-syntax-in-sql-server-2008/#comment-51 Hi Denny and all. It is good to hear, that this option is also available in SQL server 2008. I am not expert, but I think this syntax will cause overhead if you insert many records. Maybe is better choice: INSERT INTO ... (col1, col2,...) SELECT ... FROM ... UNION ALL SELECT ... FROM ... Hi Denny and all.

It is good to hear, that this option is also available in SQL server 2008.

I am not expert, but I think this syntax will cause overhead if you insert many records. Maybe is better choice:
INSERT INTO …
(col1, col2,…)
SELECT …
FROM …
UNION ALL
SELECT …
FROM …

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