You can insert multiple rows using a single SQL statement, for example:
INSERT INTO myTable (col1, col2, col3) VALUES ('myval1', 'myval2', 'myval3'), ('myotherval1', 'myotherval2', 'myotherval3'), ('anotherval1', 'anotherval2', 'anotherval3');
Update:
MarkR is right in his comment - if you collect data from the user or compile the information, you can build the query dynamically using something like:
StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
stringBuilder.Append("INSERT INTO myTable (col1, col2, col3) VALUES ");
for(int i=0;i<myDataCollection.Count;i++) {
stringBuilder.Append("(" + myDataCollection[i].Col1 + ", " + myDataCollection[i].Col2 + ", " + myDataCollection[i].Col3 + ")");
if (i<myDataCollection.Count-1) {
stringBuilder.Append(", ");
} else {
stringBuilder.Append(";");
}
}
string insertStatement = stringBuilder.ToString();
Two important points:
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