SQL Server Error : 120, Severity: 15. The select list for the INSERT statement

SQL Server Error : 120 Details

SQL Server Error: 120
Severity: 15
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
The select list for the INSERT statement contains fewer items than the insert list. The number of SELECT values must match the number of INSERT columns.
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 Select Statement 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] )
select name, lastname from one

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

Solution for Resolving the Error

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

INSERT Into [Alpha] ( [Name], [LastName], [Gender] )
select name, lastname,gender from one

 

SQL Server Error Code and solution summary

SQL Server Error Code and solution summary

SQL Server Error: 120
Severity: 15
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
The select list for the INSERT statement contains fewer items than the insert list. The number of SELECT values must match the number of INSERT columns.

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 [Alpha] ( [Name], [LastName], [Gender] )
select name, lastname,gender from one