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SQL>

SQL> CREATE TABLE emp (
  2    emp_id               NUMBER,
  3    ename             VARCHAR2(40),
  4    hire_date        DATE DEFAULT sysdate,
  5    end_date DATE,
  6    rate     NUMBER(5,2),
  7    CONSTRAINT emp_pk    PRIMARY KEY (emp_id)
  8  );

Table created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (101, 'Mary', to_date('15-Nov-1961','dd-mon-yyyy'),null,169);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (102, 'Tom', to_date('16-Sep-1964','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('5-May-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),135);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (104, 'Peter', to_date('29-Dec-1987','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('1-Apr-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),99);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (105, 'Mike', to_date('15-Jun-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),null,121);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (107, 'Less', to_date('2-Jan-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),null,45);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (108, 'Park', to_date('1-Mar-1994','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('15-Nov-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),220);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (110, 'Ink', to_date('4-Apr-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('30-Sep-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),84);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (111, 'Tike', to_date('23-Aug-1976','dd-mon-yyyy'),null,100);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (112, 'Inn', to_date('15-Nov-1961','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('4-Apr-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),70);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO emp(emp_id, ename, hire_date,end_date, rate)VALUES (113, 'Kate', to_date('3-Mar-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),to_date('31-Oct-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'),300);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> SET ECHO ON
SQL> COLUMN ename FORMAT A18
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (emp_id, ename)
  2     VALUES (116, 'Roxolana Lisovsky');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> SET NULL ***NULL***
SQL>
SQL> SELECT emp_id, ename,
  2         hire_date, end_date
  3  FROM emp
  4  WHERE emp_id = 116;
       116 Roxolana Lisovsky  26-OCT-09
***NULL**
*


1 row selected.

SQL>
SQL> SET NULL ""
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;

Table dropped.