Yes, we can name columns in an insert statement. Let us first create a table −
mysql> create table DemoTable674( StudentId int, StudentFirstName varchar(100), StudentLastName varchar(100) ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.82 sec)
Insert some records in the table using insert command −
mysql> insert into DemoTable674 set StudentId=10,StudentFirstName='John',StudentLastName='Smith'; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.19 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable674 set StudentId=11,StudentFirstName='Carol',StudentLastName='Taylor'; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.22 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable674 set StudentId=12,StudentFirstName='David',StudentLastName='Miller'; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable674 set StudentId=13,StudentFirstName='Chris',StudentLastName='Brown'; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.53 sec)
Display all records from the table using select statement −
mysql> select *from DemoTable674;
This will produce the following output −
+-----------+------------------+-----------------+ | StudentId | StudentFirstName | StudentLastName | +-----------+------------------+-----------------+ | 10 | John | Smith | | 11 | Carol | Taylor | | 12 | David | Miller | | 13 | Chris | Brown | +-----------+------------------+-----------------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec)