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Mohamed Elauzei
2,191 PointsInsert Statement Challenge
Hi there
When I run this code { INSERT INTO products (id, name, description, price) VALUES (1, "jeans", "hdksjfjee nfis", 9.9); }
for the challenge it gives me an error saying that I only entered 3 values when it expects 4 entries, even though I actually did provide 4 entries.
I have no idea why this is happening.
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,184 PointsThe table already has 3 entries, your code should insert a 4th. So the error message is just saying it did not work.
The clue is where the instructions say "The id column is auto incrementing." An auto-increment column should not be given an explicit value, so the "id" column can be given a "null" value, or it can be omitted entirely.
Mohamed Elauzei
2,191 PointsMohamed Elauzei
2,191 PointsI actually first tried omitting the "id" value because it's auto incrementing and it didn't work. But I now tried inserting a NULL value and it worked. Thanks a lot.
Steven Parker
231,184 PointsSteven Parker
231,184 PointsThis would also work:
INSERT INTO products (name, description, price) VALUES ("jeans", "hdksjfjee nfis", 9.9);Happy coding!