Inserting multiple rows in SQL? - sql-server

Question

I have WindowTable with following data :
SELECT Id FROM WindowTable WHERE OwnerRef=12
Id
----
25000
25001
25003
25004
25005
25006
25007
25008
I want to Insert 3 row per each WindowTable Row in ActionTable
Like this :
Id WindowsRef ActionName ActionName2
-----------------------------------------------
1 25000 'Add' 'E'
2 25000 'DELETE' 'H'
3 25000 'UPDATE' 'B'
4 25001 'ADD' 'E'
5 25001 'DELETE' 'H'
6 25001 'Update' 'B'
. . .
. . .
ActionTable.Id is not identity column

Answer 1

Or:
insert into ActionTable (Id, WindowsRe, ActionName, ActionName2)
select
isnull((select max(at.Id) from ActionTable at), 0) +
row_number() over (order by w.Id, a.Action),
w.Id, a.Action, a.Action2
from WindowsTable w
cross join
(
select 'Add' as Action, 'E' as Action2
union all select 'Delete', 'H'
union all select 'Update', 'B'
) a
UPD: Fixed misstyping. Thanks #Hua_Trung for comment
UPD2: Added ActionTable.Id generation
UPD3: Added ActionName2

Answer 2

Something like:
insert into ActionTable(WindowsRef, ActionName)
select id WindowsRef, 'Add'
from WindowsTable
union all
select id WindowsRef, 'DELETE'
from WindowsTable
union all
select id WindowsRef, 'UPDATE'
from WindowsTable
(Assuming ActionTable.Id is an identity column or otherwise database generated.)
To generate id values as well
insert into ActionTable(id, WindowsRef, ActionName)
select
(isnull(select max(id) from ActionTable, 0)
+ row_number() over (order by x.WindowsRef, x.ActionName)
) id,
x.WindowsRef, x.ActionName
from (
select id WindowsRef, 'Add' ActionName
from WindowsTable
union all
select id WindowsRef, 'DELETE' ActionName
from WindowsTable
union all
select id WindowsRef, 'UPDATE' ActionName
from WindowsTable
) x

Answer 3

one more approach using apply.Using sample data from Praveen ND
select *,row_number() over (order by id) as id from #WindowTable
cross apply
(
values('add','E'),
('delete','h'),
('update','b')
)b(action,action2)

Answer 4

This will help you to create the script for inserting to ActionTable
DECLARE #WindowTable TABLE (ID INT)
INSERT INTO #WindowTable VALUES
(25001),
(25003),
(25004),
(25005),
(25006),
(25007),
(25008)
SELECT 'INSERT INTO ActionTable (WindowsRe,ActionName) VALUES ('+ CAST(ID AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+',ADD)' FROM #WindowTable
UNION
SELECT 'INSERT INTO ActionTable (WindowsRe,ActionName) VALUES ('+ CAST(ID AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+',UPDATE)' FROM #WindowTable
UNION
SELECT 'INSERT INTO ActionTable (WindowsRe,ActionName) VALUES ('+ CAST(ID AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+',DELETE)' FROM #WindowTable
Note : Considering ID in ActionTable as IDENTITY.
IF ID in ActionTable is not an IDENTITY :
Try to make use of below Query :
DECLARE #WindowTable TABLE (ID INT)
INSERT INTO #WindowTable VALUES
(25001),
(25003),
(25004),
(25005),
(25006),
(25007),
(25008)
DECLARE #id INT =1;
DECLARE #id1 INT = (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #WindowTable)
DECLARE #id2 INT = (SELECT 2 *COUNT(*) FROM #WindowTable)
SELECT 'INSERT INTO ActionTable (ID,WindowsRe,ActionName,ActionName2) VALUES ('+CAST(ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY #id) AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+','+ CAST(ID AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+',ADD,''E'')' FROM #WindowTable
UNION
SELECT 'INSERT INTO ActionTable (ID,WindowsRe,ActionName,ActionName2) VALUES ('+CAST(#id1+ ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY #id1) AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+','+ CAST(ID AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+',UPDATE,''B'')' FROM #WindowTable
UNION
SELECT 'INSERT INTO ActionTable (ID,WindowsRe,ActionName,ActionName2) VALUES ('+CAST(#id2+ ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY #id2) AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+','+ CAST(ID AS NVARCHAR(MAX))+',DELETE,''H'')' FROM #WindowTable

Answer 5

Hope this helps
Test Data
;WITH cte_TestData(WindowsRef) AS
(
SELECT 25000 UNION ALL
SELECT 25001 UNION ALL
SELECT 25003 UNION ALL
SELECT 25004 UNION ALL
SELECT 25005 UNION ALL
SELECT 25006 UNION ALL
SELECT 25007 UNION ALL
SELECT 25008
)
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT NULL)) AS ID,
a.WindowsRef,
b.ActionName,
b.ActionName2
FROM cte_TestData a
CROSS JOIN (
SELECT 'Add' AS ActionName,'E' AS ActionName2 UNION ALL
SELECT 'DELETE','H' UNION ALL
SELECT 'UPDATE','B') b
ORDER BY a.WindowsRef
Against Actual Data
;WITH cte_TestData(WindowsRef) AS
(
SELECT Id
FROM WindowTable
WHERE OwnerRef=12
)
,cte_Action AS
(
SELECT 'Add' AS ActionName,'E' AS ActionName2 UNION ALL
SELECT 'DELETE','H' UNION ALL
SELECT 'UPDATE','B'
)
--INSERT INTO <DestinationTable>
/*
- Replace <DestinationTable> with Target Table Name
- If the destination table has data the the ID has to be incremented accordingly.
-- In that case define a variable, get MAX of that ID and add that to the below
auto generated ID to preserve the sequence.
--Better yet, use Identity column as your ID Column
*/
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT NULL)) AS ID,
a.WindowsRef,
b.ActionName,
b.ActionName2
FROM cte_TestData a
CROSS JOIN cte_Action b
--WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM <DestinationTable> c WHERE c.WindowsRef = a.WindowsRef)
/*
Enable to ensure duplicate records are not inserted, Replace <DestinationTable> with Target Table Name
*/
ORDER BY a.WindowsRef