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Databases Modifying Data with SQL Adding Data to a Database Adding Data With SQL

Posted by Cyrus Hawkins
Cyrus Hawkins
1,043 Points

What's wrong with this code???

INSERT INTO products (id, name, description, price) VALUES (null, `knife`, `slices`, 9.99)

need to insert a row of data in sql don't know why this won't work

I've tried it like this too:

INSERT INTO products VALUES (null, `knife`, `slices`, 9.99)

Says i inserted 3 and not 4 values or something.

Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
25,767 Points
Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
25,767 Points

Question updated with code formatting. Check out the Markdown Cheatsheet below the Add an Answer submission for syntax examples.

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,648 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,648 Points

Enclose knife and slices in quotes.