Define and use Date data type
/*
mysql> Drop table Bird;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> CREATE TABLE Bird (
-> name VARCHAR(20),
-> owner VARCHAR(20),
-> species VARCHAR(20),
-> sex CHAR(1),
-> birth DATE,
-> death DATE
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('BlueBird','Joe','Car','f','1999-03-30',NULL);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> select * from Bird;
+----------+-------+---------+------+------------+-------+
| 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);
select * from Bird;
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