How to do an insert with multiple rows in Informix SQL?

Question

I want to insert multiple rows with a single insert statement.

The following code inserts one row, and works fine:

create temp table mytmptable
(external_id char(10),
int_id integer,
cost_amount decimal(10,2)
) with no log;

insert into mytmptable values 
('7662', 232, 297.26);

select * from mytmptable;

I've tried changing the insert to this, but it gives a syntax error:

insert into mytmptable values 
('7662', 232, 297.26),
('7662', 232, 297.26);

Is there a way to get it working, or do I need to run many inserts instead?

Answer 1

You could always do something like this:

insert into mytmptable
select * 
from (
  select '7662', 232, 297.26 from table(set{1})
  union all
  select '7662', 232, 297.26 from table(set{1})
)

Pretty sure that's standard SQL and would work on Informix (the derived table is necessary for Informix to accept UNION ALL in INSERT .. SELECT statements).