Insert same data multiple times - sql

Question

I have an insert statement similar to this:
insert into table (id, name, descr) values (4, 'asdf', 'this is not a word');
I need to insert this same statement with multiple ids. Right now I have:
insert into table (id, name, descr) values (4, 'asdf', 'this is not a word');
insert into table (id, name, descr) values (6, 'asdf', 'this is not a word');
insert into table (id, name, descr) values (7, 'asdf', 'this is not a word');
insert into table (id, name, descr) values (9, 'asdf', 'this is not a word');
Am I just going to have to run this, or is there a more condensed version?

Answer 1

Use a select . . . insert:
insert into table(id, name, descr)
select i.id, 'asdf', 'this is not a word'
from (select 4 as id from dual union all
select 6 from dual union all
select 7 from dual union all
select 9 from dual
) i;

Answer 2

You can use the INSERT ALL statement
INSERT ALL
INTO table (id, name, descr) VALUES (4, 'asdf', 'this is not a word')
INTO table (id, name, descr) VALUES (6, 'asdf', 'this is not a word')
INTO table (id, name, descr) VALUES (7, 'asdf', 'this is not a word')
INTO table (id, name, descr) VALUES (9, 'asdf', 'this is not a word')
SELECT * FROM dual;

Answer 3

INSERT INTO [TableName] (id, name, descr) VALUES
(4, 'asdf', 'this is not a word'),
(6, 'asdf', 'this is not a word'),
(7, 'asdf', 'this is not a word'),
(9, 'asdf', 'this is not a word')

Answer 4

For the sake of argument, one could create a more permanent solution if that ID is also the primary_key by creating a sequence, adding a BEFORE INSERT trigger to the table to increment the ID using the sequence automatically, then loop, inserting however many rows you want and let the ID increment itself:
-- Create the table
CREATE TABLE SEQ_TEST
(
ST_ID NUMBER,
ST_NAME VARCHAR2(50 BYTE),
ST_DESC CHAR(100 BYTE)
);
-- Create the sequence
CREATE SEQUENCE SEQ_TEST_SEQ
START WITH 1
MAXVALUE 9999999999999999999999999999
MINVALUE 0
NOCYCLE
NOCACHE
ORDER;
-- Create the before insert trigger
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER SEQ_TEST_BI
BEFORE INSERT
ON SEQ_TEST
REFERENCING NEW AS NEW OLD AS OLD
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
if :old.ST_ID is null then
:new.ST_ID := SEQ_TEST_SEQ.nextval;
end if;
END SEQ_TEST_BI;
-- insert 25 rows using an anonymous block. Note the ID is NULL
-- which causes the trigger to increment ID
-- based on the sequence.
begin
for i in 1..25
loop
-- NOTE - Technically you could omit the 'ST_ID' and NULL and it would
-- still work, but I prefer to keep them here to show this action
-- of inserting NULL is intentional and show that all columns are
-- accounted for in the insert.
insert into SEQ_TEST (ST_ID, ST_NAME, ST_DESC) values (NULL, 'asdf', 'this is not a word');
end loop;
end;
commit;
-- Prove it.
select * from seq_test;