I need to insert multiple rows at once in sql server ..based on an iterative value

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I want to insert 3 rows at a time in a table based on select statement..

consider the query

insert into tblTemp 
(
a,b
)

select a, b from tblTemp2

This lets me insert one row in tblTemp..

my requirement is to add 3 rows with iterative values a,a+1,a+2 for each b inserted.

Cowan · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-11 07:13:01Z

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Use a cross join to generate extra rows (via Cartesian product), rather than querying tblTemp2 three times with UNION ALL

insert into tblTemp (a, b)
select a + offset, b
from
  tblTemp2
  cross join
  (SELECT 0 AS offset UNION ALL SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 2) foo

edited May 11, 2010 at 7:13

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answered May 11, 2010 at 6:59

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Preet Sangha · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-11 06:59:44Z

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insert into tblTemp ( a,b )
select a, b from tblTemp2 UNION ALL
select a+1, b from tblTemp2 UNION ALL
select a+2, b from tblTemp2 UNION ALL

answered May 11, 2010 at 6:59

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Nitin Midha Over a year ago

This query is not very efficient as you have to traverse table 3 times, check my response or gbn response. Next two rows are just calculations over the base row. Check this question, it uses the same approach: stackoverflow.com/questions/2427333/…

Nitin Midha · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-11 07:00:57Z

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Insert Into tblTemp (a,b)
SELECT T.a + T1.Num , T.B
FROM 
tblTemp2 T
CROSS JOIN
(
 SELECT 0 as Num
 UNION ALL
 SELECT 1 as Num
 UNION ALL
 SELECT 2 as Num 
) T1

answered May 11, 2010 at 7:00

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adopilot · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-11 07:02:10Z

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declare @rbr int
set @rbr=0

while @rbr<3
begin
insert into tblTemp2
select a+@rbr, b from tblTemp2
set @rbr=@rbr+1
end

answered May 11, 2010 at 7:02

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