Re: Insert more then one row

> Hi,I'm using Pgsql 8.1 in my project and I have to insert more than one rows with one sql query
> as the insert commmand slows a lot the server and comsumes too much resources. I have read some
> older mails about this and most of them recommended to use COPY command but the thing is I don't
> have a chance to create a file. I have a php form which takes data and then execute some queries
> after the submit. I will have probably 100 rows maximum (just a guess). It wont slow down a lot,
> but I want to find and use a better alternative than to use a for statement to insert datas.In
> some of the mails someone had talked about to use the copy's stdout command. But I can't
> honestly say that I understood clearly how to use it. I don't want to create a file with php and
> then populate and then use the copy command by that as it will be more problematic. So what do
> you suggest? Can I use the COPY command without pointing a file? Or can I point a string
> variable to use it as source while the delimeter is something else than the tab character (the |
> character perhaps). Or can I point a string array simply? (When i say point i mean to use it as
> datasource. Sorry for my bad english)Thank you for your timeRoy Simkes

It would probably be easier to improve preformance by preforming multiple inserts inside a single
transaction.  This should help with preformance in the near term and give you time to learn the
"ins and outs" of pipes and standard out.

Regards,

Richard Broersma Jr.