Compare date in where clause
/*
mysql> select * from Bird;
+----------+-------+---------+------+------------+-------+
| name | owner | species | sex | birth | death |
+----------+-------+---------+------+------------+-------+
| BlueBird | Joe | Car | f | 1999-03-30 | NULL |
| RedBird | Yin | Car | m | 1979-03-30 | NULL |
+----------+-------+---------+------+------------+-------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> /* which were born after 1998, test the birth column: */
mysql> SELECT * FROM Bird WHERE birth > '1998-1-1';
+----------+-------+---------+------+------------+-------+
| name | owner | species | sex | birth | death |
+----------+-------+---------+------+------------+-------+
| BlueBird | Joe | Car | f | 1999-03-30 | NULL |
+----------+-------+---------+------+------------+-------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
*/
Drop table Bird;
CREATE TABLE Bird (
name VARCHAR(20),
owner VARCHAR(20),
species VARCHAR(20),
sex CHAR(1),
birth DATE,
death DATE
);
INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('BlueBird','Joe','Car','f','1999-03-30',NULL);
INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('RedBird','Yin','Car','m','1979-03-30',NULL);
select * from Bird;
/* which were born after 1998, test the birth column: */
SELECT * FROM Bird WHERE birth > '1998-1-1';
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