VALUES Clause

The VALUES clause can specify values to insert into one or more columns. When you use the VALUES clause, you can insert only one row at a time.

Each value that follows the VALUES keyword is assigned to the corresponding column listed in the INSERT INTO clause (or in column order, if a list of columns is not specified). If you are inserting a quoted string into a column, the maximum length that can be inserted without error is 256 bytes. 
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VALUES Clause

1  VALUES  (
2.1+ ,
2.1  input_var
2.2.1 1 : indicator_var
2.2.1 2 $ indicator_var
2.2.1 NULL
2.2.1 USER
2.2.1  %Quoted String3
2.2.1  %Literal
Number4
2.2.1 2 %Constant
Expression5
2.2.1  %Column Expression6
2.1 
2.2.1  %Literal Collection7
2.2.1  %Literal
Row8
2.2.1  %Expression9
2.2.1 'literal_Boolean'
2.2.1 literal_opaque
1 )
Notes:
Element Description Restrictions Syntax
indicator_var Variable to show if SQL statement returns NULL to input_var See the HCL OneDB ESQL/C Programmer's Manual. Language specific
input_var Variable that holds value to insert. This can be a collection variable. Can contain any value option of VALUES clause Language specific
literal_opaque Literal representation for an opaque data type Must be recognized by the input support function of the opaque data type See documentation of the opaque type.
literal_Boolean Literal representation of a BOOLEAN value as a single character Either 't' (TRUE) or 'f' (FALSE) Quoted String

In , if you use an input_var variable to specify the value, you can insert character strings longer than 256 bytes into a table.

For the keywords and the types of literal values that are valid in the VALUES clause, refer to Constant Expressions.