insert.out

PostgreSQL7.4.6 for Linux

--
-- insert with DEFAULT in the target_list
--
create table inserttest (col1 int4, col2 int4 NOT NULL, col3 text default 'testing');
insert into inserttest (col1, col2, col3) values (DEFAULT, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
ERROR:  null value in column "col2" violates not-null constraint
insert into inserttest (col2, col3) values (3, DEFAULT);
insert into inserttest (col1, col2, col3) values (DEFAULT, 5, DEFAULT);
insert into inserttest values (DEFAULT, 5, 'test');
insert into inserttest values (DEFAULT, 7);
select * from inserttest;
 col1 | col2 |  col3   
------+------+---------
      |    3 | testing
      |    5 | testing
      |    5 | test
      |    7 | testing
(4 rows)

--
-- insert with similar expression / target_list values (all fail)
--
insert into inserttest (col1, col2, col3) values (DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
ERROR:  INSERT has more target columns than expressions
insert into inserttest (col1, col2, col3) values (1, 2);
ERROR:  INSERT has more target columns than expressions
insert into inserttest (col1) values (1, 2);
ERROR:  INSERT has more expressions than target columns
insert into inserttest (col1) values (DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
ERROR:  INSERT has more expressions than target columns
select * from inserttest;
 col1 | col2 |  col3   
------+------+---------
      |    3 | testing
      |    5 | testing
      |    5 | test
      |    7 | testing
(4 rows)

drop table inserttest;