SQL Server Error : 109, Severity: 15. There are more columns in the INSERT statement

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SQL Server Error : 109 Details

SQL Server Error: 109
Severity: 15
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
There are more columns in the INSERT statement than values specified in the VALUES clause. The number of values in the VALUES clause must match the number of columns specified in the INSERT statement.
Severity 15 Description:
Indicates syntax errors in the Transact-SQL command.

Cause for the Error

This issue happens when the number of values supplied in the VALUES clause is less than the number of columns specified in an INSERT to a table using the INSERT INTO… VALUES format, as described in the error message.

The following INSERT statement, for example, will result in an error:

INSERT Into [Alpha] ( [Name], [LastName], [Gender] ) VALUES ( ‘Mike’, ‘Mall’ )

The INSERT INTO clause specifies three columns, while the VALUES clause specifies just two values, as can be seen in this INSERT INTO… VALUES statement.

Solution for Resolving the Error

To avoid this error, make sure that the number of values specified in the VALUES clause matches the number of columns specified in the INSERT INTO clause:

INSERT INTO [dbo].[Alpha] ( [Name], [LastName], [Gender] )
VALUES ( ‘Mike’, ‘Mall’, ‘M’ )

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