diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 2d2a9b70e5..b164bf9dd0 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Work\stoward\sgetting\sgenerated\scolumns\sto\swork\swith\striggers.\s\sStill\smore\nwork\sto\sdo\sin\sthis\sarea.
-D 2019-10-19T18:47:27.679
+C Changes\sto\sthe\sINSERT\slogic\sto\smake\sit\ssimpler\sand\sfaster\sand\sso\sthat\nit\sworks\swith\sgenerated\scolumns\sand\sBEFORE\striggers.
+D 2019-10-21T01:04:11.302
 F .fossil-settings/empty-dirs dbb81e8fc0401ac46a1491ab34a7f2c7c0452f2f06b54ebb845d024ca8283ef1
 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
 F LICENSE.md df5091916dbb40e6e9686186587125e1b2ff51f022cc334e886c19a0e9982724
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ F src/btmutex.c 8acc2f464ee76324bf13310df5692a262b801808984c1b79defb2503bbafadb6
 F src/btree.c a8a9c2ce62bdf54c8cf9795143d7cb10b7473a1230a0572f702d061ffcceefe5
 F src/btree.h f27a33c49280209a93385e218306c4ee5f46ba8d7649d2f81a7166b282232484
 F src/btreeInt.h 91806f01fd1145a9a86ba3042f25c38d8faf6002701bf5e780742cf88bcff437
-F src/build.c c6421066f1ce6ce789a8346818f7ce00fec47f469004fa6b6d31643d793d2b2d
+F src/build.c b5eefc5b29788ff43062aa15f08e17df843fcc3dedbf6ad2e8a5ecfdd71c83a8
 F src/callback.c 25dda5e1c2334a367b94a64077b1d06b2553369f616261ca6783c48bcb6bda73
 F src/complete.c a3634ab1e687055cd002e11b8f43eb75c17da23e
 F src/ctime.c 1b0724e66f95f33b160b1af85caaf9cceb325d22abf39bd24df4f54a73982251
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ F src/date.c e1d8ac7102f3f283e63e13867acb0efa33861cf34f0faf4cdbaf9fa7a1eb7041
 F src/dbpage.c 135eb3b5e74f9ef74bde5cec2571192c90c86984fa534c88bf4a055076fa19b7
 F src/dbstat.c c12833de69cb655751487d2c5a59607e36be1c58ba1f4bd536609909ad47b319
 F src/delete.c d08c9e01a2664afd12edcfa3a9c6578517e8ff8735f35509582693adbe0edeaf
-F src/expr.c ffa1cda4277078c0572055f46f83d06dc2e0a89b843e601bef6f9dc8fd430f41
+F src/expr.c e00d483f68fcaa2bfb334ba21550f949ca92b239f86ca22824577988efc53010
 F src/fault.c 460f3e55994363812d9d60844b2a6de88826e007
 F src/fkey.c 6271fda51794b569d736eba4097d28f13080cd0c9eb66d5fcecb4b77336fae50
 F src/func.c ed33e38cd642058182a31a3f518f2e34f4bbe53aa483335705c153c4d3e50b12
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ F src/hash.c 8d7dda241d0ebdafb6ffdeda3149a412d7df75102cecfc1021c98d6219823b19
 F src/hash.h 9d56a9079d523b648774c1784b74b89bd93fac7b365210157482e4319a468f38
 F src/hwtime.h 747c1bbe9df21a92e9c50f3bbec1de841dc5e5da
 F src/in-operator.md 10cd8f4bcd225a32518407c2fb2484089112fd71
-F src/insert.c fd8ba5c85b6e96770957f3f23b66fb619adb287dcd53e6f19fb5e8ddaf9b792a
+F src/insert.c db411a28a6c5bf159c0ea9f9b7dde1b41b4be6f393a77b574e8086dd4bea0153
 F src/legacy.c d7874bc885906868cd51e6c2156698f2754f02d9eee1bae2d687323c3ca8e5aa
 F src/loadext.c 4ddc65ae13c0d93db0ceedc8b14a28c8c260513448b0eb8c5a2ac375e3b6a85d
 F src/main.c 3e01f6a1c96643381b5f9d79e4ff7f2520bc5712197746fb0852283e78cccf66
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ F src/shell.c.in 3093bdf5eedd91da08f0268f1442aa510a60798c9441868149ddbecdf8bcaa7
 F src/sqlite.h.in 5725a6b20190a1e8d662077a1c1c8ea889ad7be90dd803f914c2de226f5fe6ab
 F src/sqlite3.rc 5121c9e10c3964d5755191c80dd1180c122fc3a8
 F src/sqlite3ext.h cef696ce3293242c67b2339763608427bf72ee66f1f3a05389ac2a7b46001c31
-F src/sqliteInt.h 1929d5f85ce9e4aba60540c70f88ef6fcd2bb272ee52b7dfee96126775dd12b9
+F src/sqliteInt.h 49ade8ae4322263c4bfb46ededd566f6351a82380294bb11efb91d2ae100ca24
 F src/sqliteLimit.h 1513bfb7b20378aa0041e7022d04acb73525de35b80b252f1b83fedb4de6a76b
 F src/status.c 46e7aec11f79dad50965a5ca5fa9de009f7d6bde08be2156f1538a0a296d4d0e
 F src/table.c b46ad567748f24a326d9de40e5b9659f96ffff34
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ F vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl 6a9a6ab600c25a91a7acc6293828957a386a8a93
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.data 2ed517e100c66dc455b492e1a33350c1b20fbcdc
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.filters 37e51ffedcdb064aad6ff33b6148725226cd608e
 F vsixtest/vsixtest_TemporaryKey.pfx e5b1b036facdb453873e7084e1cae9102ccc67a0
-P fb9c9bb284d441bd7aa34c87b6fd8ce57d036c17623d82354154fc6286bdd134
-R 3288eb40d3c7dad01a2cfbfeeeb4e1e7
+P 932a37275d7e932f8237d32c8fc6087ed8cd342fe01ef2f7a43c7237ab84c9ac
+R 47a4a5169a9bdb2c3c1d9653909f73fd
 U drh
-Z dcf9ae594cbfb14d7391aa7ed9f45058
+Z f477eaf49473bce8390a1ef42b7a8a95
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 2f83dfbcb3..1071898fde 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-932a37275d7e932f8237d32c8fc6087ed8cd342fe01ef2f7a43c7237ab84c9ac
\ No newline at end of file
+bc368cb090376d33d3844e3689c4f6bd19eed758e39b878ee67fef93b1c839ea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/build.c b/src/build.c
index c688a68e0f..4501d41d46 100644
--- a/src/build.c
+++ b/src/build.c
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ void sqlite3EndTable(
       pSelTab = sqlite3ResultSetOfSelect(pParse, pSelect, SQLITE_AFF_BLOB);
       if( pSelTab==0 ) return;
       assert( p->aCol==0 );
-      p->nCol = pSelTab->nCol;
+      p->nCol = p->nNVCol = pSelTab->nCol;
       p->aCol = pSelTab->aCol;
       pSelTab->nCol = 0;
       pSelTab->aCol = 0;
@@ -2617,7 +2617,7 @@ int sqlite3ViewGetColumnNames(Parse *pParse, Table *pTable){
       ** the column names from the SELECT statement that defines the view.
       */
       assert( pTable->aCol==0 );
-      pTable->nCol = pSelTab->nCol;
+      pTable->nCol = pTable->nNVCol = pSelTab->nCol;
       pTable->aCol = pSelTab->aCol;
       pSelTab->nCol = 0;
       pSelTab->aCol = 0;
diff --git a/src/expr.c b/src/expr.c
index b868ed969a..1c562fdf5e 100644
--- a/src/expr.c
+++ b/src/expr.c
@@ -4337,14 +4337,10 @@ void sqlite3ExprCode(Parse *pParse, Expr *pExpr, int target){
   int inReg;
 
   assert( target>0 && target<=pParse->nMem );
-  if( pExpr && pExpr->op==TK_REGISTER ){
-    sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(pParse->pVdbe, OP_Copy, pExpr->iTable, target);
-  }else{
-    inReg = sqlite3ExprCodeTarget(pParse, pExpr, target);
-    assert( pParse->pVdbe!=0 || pParse->db->mallocFailed );
-    if( inReg!=target && pParse->pVdbe ){
-      sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(pParse->pVdbe, OP_SCopy, inReg, target);
-    }
+  inReg = sqlite3ExprCodeTarget(pParse, pExpr, target);
+  assert( pParse->pVdbe!=0 || pParse->db->mallocFailed );
+  if( inReg!=target && pParse->pVdbe ){
+    sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(pParse->pVdbe, OP_SCopy, inReg, target);
   }
 }
 
@@ -4374,30 +4370,6 @@ void sqlite3ExprCodeFactorable(Parse *pParse, Expr *pExpr, int target){
   }
 }
 
-/*
-** Generate code that evaluates the given expression and puts the result
-** in register target.
-**
-** Also make a copy of the expression results into another "cache" register
-** and modify the expression so that the next time it is evaluated,
-** the result is a copy of the cache register.
-**
-** This routine is used for expressions that are used multiple 
-** times.  They are evaluated once and the results of the expression
-** are reused.
-*/
-void sqlite3ExprCodeAndCache(Parse *pParse, Expr *pExpr, int target){
-  Vdbe *v = pParse->pVdbe;
-  int iMem;
-
-  assert( target>0 );
-  assert( pExpr->op!=TK_REGISTER );
-  sqlite3ExprCode(pParse, pExpr, target);
-  iMem = ++pParse->nMem;
-  sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Copy, target, iMem);
-  exprToRegister(pExpr, iMem);
-}
-
 /*
 ** Generate code that pushes the value of every element of the given
 ** expression list into a sequence of registers beginning at target.
diff --git a/src/insert.c b/src/insert.c
index 7eba08e955..8640a77b66 100644
--- a/src/insert.c
+++ b/src/insert.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ void sqlite3Insert(
   Parse *pParse,        /* Parser context */
   SrcList *pTabList,    /* Name of table into which we are inserting */
   Select *pSelect,      /* A SELECT statement to use as the data source */
-  IdList *pColumn,      /* Column names corresponding to IDLIST. */
+  IdList *pColumn,      /* Column names corresponding to IDLIST, or NULL. */
   int onError,          /* How to handle constraint errors */
   Upsert *pUpsert       /* ON CONFLICT clauses for upsert, or NULL */
 ){
@@ -694,8 +694,8 @@ void sqlite3Insert(
   */
   regAutoinc = autoIncBegin(pParse, iDb, pTab);
 
-  /* Allocate registers for holding the rowid of the new row,
-  ** the content of the new row, and the assembled row record.
+  /* Allocate a block registers to hold the rowid and the values
+  ** for all columns of the new row.
   */
   regRowid = regIns = pParse->nMem+1;
   pParse->nMem += pTab->nCol + 1;
@@ -714,7 +714,15 @@ void sqlite3Insert(
   ** the index into IDLIST of the primary key column.  ipkColumn is
   ** the index of the primary key as it appears in IDLIST, not as
   ** is appears in the original table.  (The index of the INTEGER
-  ** PRIMARY KEY in the original table is pTab->iPKey.)
+  ** PRIMARY KEY in the original table is pTab->iPKey.)  After this
+  ** loop, if ipkColumn==(-1), that means that integer primary key
+  ** is unspecified, and hence the table is either WITHOUT ROWID or
+  ** it will automatically generated an integer primary key.
+  **
+  ** bIdListInOrder is true if the columns in IDLIST are in storage
+  ** order.  This enables an optimization that avoids shuffling the
+  ** columns into storage order.  False negatives are harmless,
+  ** but false positives will cause database corruption.
   */
   bIdListInOrder = (pTab->tabFlags & (TF_OOOHidden|TF_HasStored))==0;
   if( pColumn ){
@@ -937,8 +945,88 @@ void sqlite3Insert(
     */
     addrInsTop = addrCont = sqlite3VdbeAddOp1(v, OP_Yield, dest.iSDParm);
     VdbeCoverage(v);
+    if( ipkColumn>=0 ){
+      /* tag-20191021-001: If the INTEGER PRIMARY KEY is being generated by the
+      ** SELECT, go ahead and copy the value into the rowid slot now, so that
+      ** the value does not get overwritten by a NULL at tag-20191021-002. */
+      sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Copy, regFromSelect+ipkColumn, regRowid);
+    }
   }
 
+  /* Compute data for ordinary columns of the new entry.  Values
+  ** are written in storage order into registers starting with regData.
+  ** Only ordinary columns are computed in this loop. The rowid
+  ** (if there is one) is computed later and generated columns are
+  ** computed after the rowid since they might depend on the value
+  ** of the rowid.
+  */
+  nHidden = 0;
+  iRegStore = regData;  assert( regData==regRowid+1 );
+  for(i=0; i<pTab->nCol; i++, iRegStore++){
+    int k;
+    u32 colFlags;
+    assert( i>=nHidden );
+    if( i==pTab->iPKey ){
+      /* tag-20191021-002: References to the INTEGER PRIMARY KEY are filled
+      ** using the rowid. So put a NULL in the IPK slot of the record to avoid
+      ** using excess space.  The file format definition requires this extra
+      ** NULL - we cannot optimize further by skipping the column completely */
+      sqlite3VdbeAddOp1(v, OP_SoftNull, iRegStore);
+      continue;
+    }
+    if( ((colFlags = pTab->aCol[i].colFlags) & COLFLAG_NOINSERT)!=0 ){
+      nHidden++;
+      if( (colFlags & COLFLAG_VIRTUAL)!=0 ){
+        /* Virtual columns do not participate in OP_MakeRecord.  So back up
+        ** iRegStore by one slot to compensate for the iRegStore++ in the
+        ** outer for() loop */
+        iRegStore--;
+        continue;
+      }else if( (colFlags & COLFLAG_STORED)!=0 ){
+        /* Stored columns are computed later.  But if there are BEFORE
+        ** triggers, the slots used for stored columns will be OP_Copy-ed
+        ** to a second block of registers, so the register needs to be
+        ** initialized to NULL to avoid an uninitialized register read */
+        if( tmask & TRIGGER_BEFORE ){
+          sqlite3VdbeAddOp1(v, OP_SoftNull, iRegStore);
+        }
+        continue;
+      }else if( pColumn==0 ){
+        /* Hidden columns that are not explicitly named in the INSERT
+        ** get there default value */
+        sqlite3ExprCodeFactorable(pParse, pTab->aCol[i].pDflt, iRegStore);
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+    if( pColumn ){
+      for(j=0; j<pColumn->nId && pColumn->a[j].idx!=i; j++){}
+      if( j>=pColumn->nId ){
+        /* A column not named in the insert column list gets its
+        ** default value */
+        sqlite3ExprCodeFactorable(pParse, pTab->aCol[i].pDflt, iRegStore);
+        continue;
+      }
+      k = j;
+    }else if( nColumn==0 ){
+      /* This is INSERT INTO ... DEFAULT VALUES.  Load the default value. */
+      sqlite3ExprCodeFactorable(pParse, pTab->aCol[i].pDflt, iRegStore);
+      continue;
+    }else{
+      k = i - nHidden;
+    }
+
+    if( useTempTable ){
+      sqlite3VdbeAddOp3(v, OP_Column, srcTab, k, iRegStore); 
+    }else if( pSelect ){
+      if( regFromSelect!=regData ){
+        sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_SCopy, regFromSelect+k, iRegStore);
+      }
+    }else{
+      sqlite3ExprCode(pParse, pList->a[k].pExpr, iRegStore);
+    }
+  }
+
+
   /* Run the BEFORE and INSTEAD OF triggers, if there are any
   */
   endOfLoop = sqlite3VdbeMakeLabel(pParse);
@@ -973,25 +1061,19 @@ void sqlite3Insert(
     */
     assert( !IsVirtual(pTab) );
 
-    /* Create the new column data
-    */
-    for(i=j=0; i<pTab->nCol; i++){
-      if( pColumn ){
-        for(j=0; j<pColumn->nId; j++){
-          if( pColumn->a[j].idx==i ) break;
-        }
-      }
-      if( (!useTempTable && !pList) || (pColumn && j>=pColumn->nId)
-            || (pColumn==0 && IsOrdinaryHiddenColumn(&pTab->aCol[i])) ){
-        sqlite3ExprCode(pParse, pTab->aCol[i].pDflt, regCols+i+1);
-      }else if( useTempTable ){
-        sqlite3VdbeAddOp3(v, OP_Column, srcTab, j, regCols+i+1); 
-      }else{
-        assert( pSelect==0 ); /* Otherwise useTempTable is true */
-        sqlite3ExprCodeAndCache(pParse, pList->a[j].pExpr, regCols+i+1);
-      }
-      if( pColumn==0 && !IsOrdinaryHiddenColumn(&pTab->aCol[i]) ) j++;
+    /* Copy the new data already generated. */
+    assert( pTab->nNVCol>0 );
+    sqlite3VdbeAddOp3(v, OP_Copy, regRowid+1, regCols+1, pTab->nNVCol-1);
+
+#ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_GENERATED_COLUMNS
+    /* Compute the new value for generated columns after all other
+    ** columns have already been computed.  This must be done after
+    ** computing the ROWID in case one of the generated columns
+    ** refers to the ROWID. */
+    if( pTab->tabFlags & (TF_HasStored|TF_HasVirtual) ){
+      sqlite3ComputeGeneratedColumns(pParse, regCols+1, pTab);
     }
+#endif
 
     /* If this is an INSERT on a view with an INSTEAD OF INSERT trigger,
     ** do not attempt any conversions before assembling the record.
@@ -1009,19 +1091,17 @@ void sqlite3Insert(
     sqlite3ReleaseTempRange(pParse, regCols, pTab->nCol+1);
   }
 
-  /* Compute the content of the next row to insert into a range of
-  ** registers beginning at regIns.
-  */
   if( !isView ){
     if( IsVirtual(pTab) ){
       /* The row that the VUpdate opcode will delete: none */
       sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Null, 0, regIns);
     }
     if( ipkColumn>=0 ){
+      /* Compute the new rowid */
       if( useTempTable ){
         sqlite3VdbeAddOp3(v, OP_Column, srcTab, ipkColumn, regRowid);
       }else if( pSelect ){
-        sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Copy, regFromSelect+ipkColumn, regRowid);
+        /* Rowid already initialized at tag-20191021-001 */
       }else{
         Expr *pIpk = pList->a[ipkColumn].pExpr;
         if( pIpk->op==TK_NULL && !IsVirtual(pTab) ){
@@ -1054,69 +1134,11 @@ void sqlite3Insert(
     }
     autoIncStep(pParse, regAutoinc, regRowid);
 
-    /* Compute data for all columns of the new entry, beginning
-    ** with the first column.
-    */
-    nHidden = 0;
-    iRegStore = regRowid+1;
-    for(i=0; i<pTab->nCol; i++, iRegStore++){
-      int k;
-      u32 colFlags;
-      assert( i>=nHidden );
-      if( i==pTab->iPKey ){
-        /* The value of the INTEGER PRIMARY KEY column is always a NULL.
-        ** Whenever this column is read, the rowid will be substituted
-        ** in its place.  Hence, fill this column with a NULL to avoid
-        ** taking up data space with information that will never be used.
-        ** As there may be shallow copies of this value, make it a soft-NULL */
-        sqlite3VdbeAddOp1(v, OP_SoftNull, iRegStore);
-        continue;
-      }
-      if( ((colFlags = pTab->aCol[i].colFlags) & COLFLAG_NOINSERT)!=0 ){
-        nHidden++;
-        if( (colFlags & COLFLAG_VIRTUAL)!=0 ){
-          /* Virtual columns are no stored */
-          iRegStore--;
-          continue;
-        }else if( (colFlags & COLFLAG_STORED)!=0 ){
-          /* Stored columns are handled on the second pass */
-          continue;
-        }else if( pColumn==0 ){
-          /* Hidden columns that are not explicitly named in the INSERT */
-          sqlite3ExprCodeFactorable(pParse, pTab->aCol[i].pDflt, iRegStore);
-          continue;
-        }
-      }
-      if( pColumn ){
-        for(j=0; j<pColumn->nId && pColumn->a[j].idx!=i; j++){}
-        if( j>=pColumn->nId ){
-          /* A column not named in the insert column list gets its
-          ** default value */
-          sqlite3ExprCodeFactorable(pParse, pTab->aCol[i].pDflt, iRegStore);
-          continue;
-        }
-        k = j;
-      }else if( nColumn==0 ){
-        sqlite3ExprCodeFactorable(pParse, pTab->aCol[i].pDflt, iRegStore);
-        continue;
-      }else{
-        k = i - nHidden;
-      }
-
-      if( useTempTable ){
-        sqlite3VdbeAddOp3(v, OP_Column, srcTab, k, iRegStore); 
-      }else if( pSelect ){
-        if( regFromSelect!=regData ){
-          sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_SCopy, regFromSelect+k, iRegStore);
-        }
-      }else{
-        sqlite3ExprCode(pParse, pList->a[k].pExpr, iRegStore);
-      }
-    }
-
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_GENERATED_COLUMNS
     /* Compute the new value for generated columns after all other
-    ** columns have already been computed */
+    ** columns have already been computed.  This must be done after
+    ** computing the ROWID in case one of the generated columns
+    ** refers to the ROWID. */
     if( pTab->tabFlags & (TF_HasStored|TF_HasVirtual) ){
       sqlite3ComputeGeneratedColumns(pParse, regRowid+1, pTab);
     }
diff --git a/src/sqliteInt.h b/src/sqliteInt.h
index 00013bd172..e586674f91 100644
--- a/src/sqliteInt.h
+++ b/src/sqliteInt.h
@@ -4100,7 +4100,6 @@ void sqlite3ExprCodeFactorable(Parse*, Expr*, int);
 int sqlite3ExprCodeAtInit(Parse*, Expr*, int);
 int sqlite3ExprCodeTemp(Parse*, Expr*, int*);
 int sqlite3ExprCodeTarget(Parse*, Expr*, int);
-void sqlite3ExprCodeAndCache(Parse*, Expr*, int);
 int sqlite3ExprCodeExprList(Parse*, ExprList*, int, int, u8);
 #define SQLITE_ECEL_DUP      0x01  /* Deep, not shallow copies */
 #define SQLITE_ECEL_FACTOR   0x02  /* Factor out constant terms */