How to only insert one column into a SQL table?

Harry :

I'm trying to insert a value into only one column. How can I do this without requiring to enter in all other columns' values?

PreparedStatement ps = DbHelp.prepareStatement("INSERT INTO Player_Data VALUES (?)", db.getConnection());
                ps.setString(1, e.getPlayer().getUniqueId().toString());
                ps.executeUpdate();

I use this to add a column to the existing table:

String updateTable = "ALTER TABLE Player_Data ADD COLUMN " + name + " int(10) NULL;";

I expected this to only insert into the table on the first value and leave the others as null. But I actually recieve this error message: [SQLITE_ERROR] SQL error or missing database (table Player_Data has 3 columns but 1 values were supplied)

I understand that it's asking me to input values for the multiple columns but I need to only insert it into one and leave the rest as null or preferably have a default value.

Lukasz Szozda :

You should avoid "blind inserts" and explicitly specify column list:

INSERT INTO Player_Data(column_name) VALUES (?);

-- this would work as long as other columns has:
-- identity property/default constraint/nullable

How to only insert one column into a SQL table?

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