⟩ How to insert and update data into a table with "INSERT" and "UPDATE" statements?
Now you how to create a database, create a table in the database, and then access and change the data in the table. Because here is an introduction to using Transact-SQL, it does not use or describe the many options that are available for these statements. Now we assumes that you are running SQL Server Management Studio Express.
Now that you have created the Products table, you are ready to insert data into the table by using the INSERT statement. After the data is inserted, you will change the content of a row by using an UPDATE statement. You will use the WHERE clause of the UPDATE statement to restrict the update to a single row. The four statements will enter the following data.
ProductID ProductName Price ProductDescription
1 Clamp 12.48 Workbench clamp
50 Screwdriver 3.17 Flat head
75 Tire Bar Tool for changing tires
3000 3mm Bracket .52
The basic syntax is: INSERT, table name, column list, VALUES, and then a list of the values to be inserted. The two hyphens in front of a line indicate that the line is a comment and the text will be ignored by the compiler. In this case, the comment describes a permissible variation of the syntax.
