Re: How to "omit" a GENERATED ALWAYS column on an Insert that doesn't use VALUES()? -- MIDRANGE-L

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Best practice is not to use SELECT *, always use an explicit column list.

This applies to INSERT too...

Don't do

INSERT INTO mytable
SELECT <...>

Instead, use

INSERT INTO mytable (col1, col2, col3, <...>)
SELECT <...>

Charles

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Is it possible to use the SQL "INSERT using fullselect" form when one of
the columns is defined with "GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY"? If so, how
does one avoid / omit such a column in the INSERT statement? I'm trying to
avoid having to use the "INSERT using VALUES" form, as this complicates the
dynamic creation of the INSERT statement.

FWIW, I'm on v7r1 and the application is a CLLE which uses the RUNSQL
command to perform the INSERT.

- Dan
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