INSERT with SELECT

Question

I have a query that inserts using a select:

INSERT INTO courses (name, location, gid) 
            SELECT name, location, gid 
              FROM courses 
           


        

Answer 1

Yes, absolutely, but check your syntax.

INSERT INTO courses (name, location, gid)
SELECT name, location, 1
FROM   courses
WHERE  cid = 2

You can put a constant of the same type as gid in its place, not just 1, of course. And, I just made up the cid value.

Answer 2

Correct Syntax: select spelling was wrong

INSERT INTO courses (name, location, gid)
SELECT name, location, 'whatever you want' 
FROM courses 
WHERE cid = $ci