Column name or number of supplied values does not match table definition

Question

In SQL server, I am trying to insert values from one table to another by using the below query:

delete from tblTable1

insert into tblTable1 select * from tb         


        

Answer 1

for inserts it is always better to specify the column names see the following

DECLARE @Table TABLE(
        Val1 VARCHAR(MAX)
)

INSERT INTO @Table SELECT '1'

works fine, changing the table def to causes the error

DECLARE @Table TABLE(
        Val1 VARCHAR(MAX),
        Val2 VARCHAR(MAX)
)

INSERT INTO @Table SELECT '1'

Msg 213, Level 16, State 1, Line 6 Insert Error: Column name or number of supplied values does not match table definition.

But changing the above to

DECLARE @Table TABLE(
        Val1 VARCHAR(MAX),
        Val2 VARCHAR(MAX)
)

INSERT INTO @Table (Val1)  SELECT '1'

works. You need to be more specific with the columns specified

supply the structures and we can have a look