Use DATE type column : Date « Data Type « Oracle PL / SQL

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Oracle PL / SQL » Data Type » Date 
Use DATE type column
 
SQL>
SQL> create table MyTable (
  2  event_name    varchar2(100),
  3  event_date    date);

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into MyTable event_name, event_date values 'Oracle', TO_DATE'2-DEC-2001', 'DD-MON-YYYY' ) );

row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into MyTable event_name, event_date values 'Sample code', SYSDATE );

row created.

SQL>
SQL> column event_name format a40
SQL>
SQL> select from MyTable;

EVENT_NAME                               EVENT_DATE
---------------------------------------- ------------------
Oracle                                   02-DEC-01
Sample code                              10-JUN-08

SQL> insert into MyTable (event_name, event_datevalues ('World', TO_DATE'2-DEC-2001', 'DD-MON-YYYY' ) );

row created.

SQL> insert into MyTable event_name, event_date values 'code', SYSDATE );

row created.

SQL>
SQL> show parameters nls_date_format

NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
nls_date_format                      string
SQL>
SQL> insert into MyTable event_name, event_date values '9i', DATE '2001-10-11' );

row created.

SQL>
SQL> select from MyTable;

EVENT_NAME                               EVENT_DATE
---------------------------------------- ------------------
Oracle                                   02-DEC-01
Sample code                              10-JUN-08
World                                    02-DEC-01
code                                     10-JUN-08
9i                                       11-OCT-01

SQL>
SQL> drop table MyTable;

Table dropped.

SQL>

 
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1. Define and use Date data type
2. Date data types
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4. Use SYSDATE in insert statement
5. Initialize value with date functions
6. Set date value to SYSDATE
7. check date value range
8. Insert statement converts text value to date type value
9. Are two dates equal
10. Use comparison operator with date type value
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