Hi,
The above error occurs due to the incorrect syntax of the VQL statement. I have tried to insert data to a temporary table using the VQL shell.
For example, let us consider
```
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE employee_test (
ssn : text
, first_name : text
, surname : text
)
INSERT INTO employee_test (first_name, surname, ssn)
VALUES ('Emma', 'Smith', '987-65-4321');
```
Virtual Dataport throws an ‘exception parsing query near 'insert'’ error because here I have missed the semicolon(;) in the create statement. After applying semicolon to the create statement. I was able to insert the data in the temporary table.
you can refer the [INSERT Statement](https://community.denodo.com/docs/html/browse/7.0/vdp/vql/inserts_updates_and_deletes_over_views/insert_statement/insert_statement) and [Temporary Tables](https://community.denodo.com/docs/html/browse/7.0/vdp/vql/temporary_tables/temporary_tables) section of the Virtual DataPort VQL Guide for more information.
Hope this helps!