Finding the Day in a Year : DAYOFYEAR « Date Time « SQL / MySQL






Finding the Day in a Year

   
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE sales_rep(
    ->   employee_number INT,
    ->   surname VARCHAR(40),
    ->   first_name VARCHAR(30),
    ->   commission TINYINT,
    ->   date_joined date,
    ->   birthday date
    -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> INSERT INTO sales_rep values(1,'James','Writer',10, '1989-01-01', '1969-02-02');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql>
mysql> SELECT DAYOFYEAR(date_joined) FROM sales_rep
    ->  WHERE employee_number=1;
+------------------------+
| DAYOFYEAR(date_joined) |
+------------------------+
|                      1 |
+------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> drop table sales_rep;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

   
    
    
  








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