sql - inserting multiple rows with one insert command

Question

Is it possible to insert more than one row in a table with one insert statement? I know this will happen if I do:

insert into table ( fields ) select values from another_table

But what if I want to insert:

row 1 - ( a1, b1, c1 )
row 2 - ( a2, b2, c2 )
...
row n - ( an, bn, cn )

with just one insert command?

Answer 1

Two solutions (source : http://appsfr.free.fr/spip.php?article21 ):

INSERT ALL
INTO table (column1, column2)
VALUES (value1, value2)
INTO table (column1, column2)
VALUES (value1, value2)
...etc...
SELECT * FROM DUAL ;

or

INSERT INTO table (column1, column2)
SELECT value1, value2 FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT value1, value2 FROM DUAL UNION ALL
...etc...
SELECT value1, value2 FROM DUAL ;