Access INSERT with nested SELECT

Question

Why does the following SQL statement not work?

INSERT INTO dialog (speaker, dialog_text) VALUES (
    (
        SELEC         


        

Answer 1

An Access SQL INSERT ... VALUES statement will not let you use a subquery for one of the VALUES

Switching to an INSERT ... SELECT statement, as Piotr suggested will work.

Or you could use an Access Domain Aggregate function, instead of a subquery, in your INSERT ... VALUES statement:

INSERT INTO dialog (speaker, dialog_text)
VALUES (
    DMin("id", "FIGURE", "char_name='Doe' AND forename='John'"),
    'Some text'
);

Answer 2

Following works:

   INSERT INTO dialog (speaker, dialog_text) 
            SELECT FIRST(id), "Some text"
            FROM FIGURE
            WHERE char_name="Doe" AND forename="John"