'insert a value calculated from another table

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

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


Solution 1:[1]

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

Solution 2:[2]

Try

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

Solution 3:[3]

If you want precisely what you indicated:

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

Solution 4:[4]

I think the INSERT INTO statement simply failed because the nested SELECT statement has to be enclosed in parentheses:

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

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Solution Source
Solution 1 Quassnoi
Solution 2 Daniel
Solution 3 Liz Albin
Solution 4 gretarsson

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