SQL Error: ORA-00913: too many values - sql

Question

Two tables are identical in terms of table name, column names, datatype and size. These tables are located in separate databases, but I am use to
current Log in in hr user.
insert into abc.employees select * from employees where employee_id=100;
I can not give use original query from corporate office.
Error starting at line 1 in command:
insert into abc.employees select * from employees where employee_id=100;
Error at Command Line:1 Column:25
Error report:
SQL Error: ORA-00913: too many values
00913. 00000 - "too many values"
*Cause:
*Action:

Answer 1

You should specify column names as below. It's good practice and probably solve your problem
insert into abc.employees (col1,col2)
select col1,col2 from employees where employee_id=100;
EDIT:
As you said employees has 112 columns (sic!) try to run below select to compare both tables' columns
select *
from ALL_TAB_COLUMNS ATC1
left join ALL_TAB_COLUMNS ATC2 on ATC1.COLUMN_NAME = ATC1.COLUMN_NAME
and ATC1.owner = UPPER('2nd owner')
where ATC1.owner = UPPER('abc')
and ATC2.COLUMN_NAME is null
AND ATC1.TABLE_NAME = 'employees'
and than you should upgrade your tables to have the same structure.

Answer 2

The 00947 message indicates that the record which you are trying to send to Oracle lacks one or more of the columns which was included at the time the table was created.
The 00913 message indicates that the record which you are trying to send to Oracle includes more columns than were included at the time the table was created.
You just need to check the number of columns and its type in both the tables
ie the tables that are involved in the sql.

Answer 3

If you are having 112 columns in one single table and you would like to insert data from source table, you could do as
create table employees as select * from source_employees where employee_id=100;
Or from sqlplus do as
copy from source_schema/password insert employees using select * from
source_employees where employee_id=100;

Answer 4

For me this works perfect
insert into oehr.employees select * from employees where employee_id=99
I am not sure why you get error. The nature of the error code you have produced is the columns didn't match.
One good approach will be to use the answer #Parodo specified

Answer 5

this is a bit late.. but i have seen this problem occurs when you want to insert or delete one line from/to DB but u put/pull more than one line or more than one value ,
E.g:
you want to delete one line from DB with a specific value such as id of an item but you've queried a list of ids then you will encounter the same exception message.
regards.