Insert multiple rows into single column

Question

I\'m new to SQL, (using SQL 2008 R2) and I am having trouble inserting multiple rows into a single column.

I have a table named Data and this is what I

Answer 1

If your DBMS supports the notation, you need a separate set of parentheses for each row:

INSERT INTO Data(Col1) VALUES ('Hello'), ('World');

The cross-referenced question shows examples for inserting into two columns.

Alternatively, every SQL DBMS supports the notation using separate statements, one for each row to be inserted:

INSERT INTO Data (Col1) VALUES ('Hello');
INSERT INTO Data (Col1) VALUES ('World');