Multi Row Inserts in T-SQL

A new feature in SQL Server 2008 is the ability to insert multiple rows with one insert statement!

In previous versions, anytime you wanted to insert multiple rows into a table with a T-SQL script, you would have done something like this:

Insert into MyTable (Field1, Field2)
Values ('ABC',123)
Insert into MyTable (Field1, Field2)
Values ('DEF',456)

However, with SQL Server 2008, you can now do this:

Insert into MyTable (Field1, Field2)
Values ('ABC',123),('DEF',456)

Working with a growing data mart, I do a lot of scripted inserts, so this definitely makes my life a little simpler!

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