Inserting multiple rows in a single SQL query?

I have multiple set of data to insert at once, say 4 rows. My table has three columns: Person, Idand Office.
INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES ("John", 123, "Lloyds Office");
INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES ("Jane", 124, "Lloyds Office");
INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES ("Billy", 125, "London Office");
INSERT INTO MyTable VALUES ("Miranda", 126, "Bristol Office");
Can I insert all 4 rows in a single SQL statement?

Best Answer:

In SQL Server 2008 you can insert multiple rows using a single SQL INSERT statement.
INSERT INTO MyTable ( Column1, Column2 ) VALUES
( Value1, Value2 ), ( Value1, Value2 )
For reference to this have a look at MOC Course 2778A - Writing SQL Queries in SQL Server 2008.
and Refer : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2624713/how-do-i-insert-multiple-rows-without-repeating-the-insert-into-dbo-blah-part


source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/452859/inserting-multiple-rows-in-a-single-sql-query

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