Inserting simple data into a table

Inserting set data with the INSERT command.

In a production database, inserting columns and column values programmatically is more practical than using cqlsh, but often, testing queries using this SQL-like shell is very convenient.

Insertion, update, and deletion operations on rows sharing the same partition key for a table are performed atomically and in isolation.

Procedure

To insert simple data into the table cycling.cyclist_name, use the INSERT command. This example inserts a single record into the table.
```
cqlsh> INSERT INTO cycling.cyclist_name (id, lastname, firstname) VALUES (5b6962dd-3f90-4c93-8f61-eabfa4a803e2, 'VOS','Marianne');
```
You can insert complex string constants using double dollar signs to enclose a string with quotes, backslashes, or other characters that would normally need to be escaped.
```
cqlsh> INSERT INTO cycling.calendar (race_id, race_start_date, race_end_date, race_name) VALUES 
  (201, '2015-02-18', '2015-02-22', $$Women's Tour of New Zealand$$);
```