insert a value calculated from another table

Question

Hi All

I would like to do a query for inserting a value calculated starting upon another table. I don't want to use Temporary tables and I would like to do everything in one singel query. It is possible?

I tried this one below but it doesn't work.

Thanks

AFeG

INSERT INTO MyTable( `DATE`, `Name`, `Total` ) 
VALUES ( 
 '2010/01/01',
 'Thunder',
  SELECT SUM(aValue) FROM AnotherTable
)

Answer 1

Try

insert mytable
select date
      ,name
      ,sum(total)
  from anothertable

Answer 2

INSERT  
INTO    MyTable( `DATE`, `Name`, `Total` ) 
SELECT  '2010/01/01', 'Thunder', SUM(aValue)
FROM    AnotherTable

Answer 3

If you want precisely what you indicated:

insert mytable
select 
"2010/01/01", "thunder", 
sum(mycolumn)
from othertable