insert_range_of_integers.sql (364B)
INSERT INTO some_table SELECT @ROW := @ROW + 1 AS ROW, 'whatever', NOW(), NOW() FROM some_big_table t JOIN (SELECT @ROW := 1000) t2 LIMIT 100; --insert values 1000 to 1100. As long as some_big_table has at least that many rows, this method will work. -- Assume some_table has columns id INT, name VARCHAR(100), stamp_created DATETIME, stamp_modified DATETIME