Query Syntax error

Question

Please help me correct the following query:

SQL = \"insert into tblContract (Empid, Start1, Finish1, Store1, \" & _
                    \"Start2, Finish2, St         


        

Answer 1

If anything is going to work, you will have to embed the sub-query inside an extra layer of parentheses:

INSERT INTO SomeTable(Col1, Col2, Col3)
    VALUES(val1, (SELECT MAX(testid) FROM tbltesting), val3);

Be aware that you are vulnerable to SQL Injection attacks.

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Using IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11.50 in a database with a 'table of elements', the following works:

create temp table t(i integer, j integer, k integer);
insert into t values(1, (select max(atomic_number) from elements), 2);
select * from t;

1   118     2

This is correct given the current data in the table of elements.