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authorMike Bayer <mike_mp@zzzcomputing.com>2013-07-12 12:14:50 -0400
committerMike Bayer <mike_mp@zzzcomputing.com>2013-07-12 12:14:50 -0400
commitd08a6d291d08e416853503f2f8cc19a5301a4b6b (patch)
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parent0abd571f6eadc8d846f8eeea97b0eaaabb57af27 (diff)
downloadsqlalchemy-d08a6d291d08e416853503f2f8cc19a5301a4b6b.tar.gz
- use inline=True for the insert..select here so it works on oracle
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diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
index 9e5c4cfcb..08ef20a89 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
@@ -6454,6 +6454,17 @@ class Insert(ValuesBase):
would normally raise an exception if these column lists don't
correspond.
+ .. note::
+
+ Depending on backend, it may be necessary for the :class:`.Insert`
+ statement to be constructed using the ``inline=True`` flag; this
+ flag will prevent the implicit usage of ``RETURNING`` when the
+ ``INSERT`` statement is rendered, which isn't supported on a backend
+ such as Oracle in conjunction with an ``INSERT..SELECT`` combination::
+
+ sel = select([table1.c.a, table1.c.b]).where(table1.c.c > 5)
+ ins = table2.insert(inline=True).from_select(['a', 'b'], sel)
+
.. versionadded:: 0.8.3
"""