Insert into … values ( SELECT … FROM … )

Question

I am trying to INSERT INTO a table using the input from another table. Although this is entirely feasible for many database engines, I always seem to struggle t

Answer 1

Simple insertion when table column sequence is known:

    Insert into Table1
    values(1,2,...)

Simple insertion mentioning column:

    Insert into Table1(col2,col4)
    values(1,2)

Bulk insertion when number of selected columns of a table(#table2) are equal to insertion table(Table1)

    Insert into Table1 {Column sequence}
    Select * -- column sequence should be same.
       from #table2

Bulk insertion when you want to insert only into desired column of a table(table1):

    Insert into Table1 (Column1,Column2 ....Desired Column from Table1)  
    Select Column1,Column2..desired column from #table2
       from #table2