expressions in insert

What is the reason behind Online not allowing the assignment of an expression in an insert statement such as INSERT J (COl1) VALUES (current + 1 units day) but allows the equivalent in an UPDATE statement? -- Nigel Campbell Voice: (613) 738-1338 ext 3016 P.O. Box 9707,Stn.T Business Intelligence FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Dr. Cognos Incorporated Email: nigelc@cognos.com Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 http://www.cognos.com CANADA My comments are my personal opinion and are not the opinion of my employer or anyone else. I claim copyright in all my statements and give noone the right to copy them (even if they are quoted elsewhere) in any medium except on netnews or email. In particular, noone can reproduce or reprint my comments in print or any visual medium without getting my explicit permission.