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Example Table

We will create a table named events to demonstrate various SQL date operations:


CREATE TABLE events (
    event_id INT PRIMARY KEY,
    event_name VARCHAR(100),
    event_date DATE,
    event_time TIME,
    event_timestamp TIMESTAMP
);

Creating the Table

To create the table, use the following SQL command:


CREATE TABLE events (
    event_id INT PRIMARY KEY,
    event_name VARCHAR(100),
    event_date DATE,
    event_time TIME,
    event_timestamp TIMESTAMP
);

Result:

Command CREATE TABLE events (event_id INT PRIMARY KEY, event_name VARCHAR(100), event_date DATE, event_time TIME, event_timestamp TIMESTAMP);
Result
  • A table named events is created with various date and time types.

Inserting Data into the Table

Let's insert some data into the events table:


INSERT INTO events (event_id, event_name, event_date, event_time, event_timestamp) VALUES
(1, 'Conference', '2023-10-01', '09:00:00', '2023-10-01 09:00:00'),
(2, 'Meeting', '2023-10-02', '14:00:00', '2023-10-02 14:00:00'),
(3, 'Workshop', '2023-10-03', '11:00:00', '2023-10-03 11:00:00');

Result:

Command INSERT INTO events (event_id, event_name, event_date, event_time, event_timestamp) VALUES (1, 'Conference', '2023-10-01', '09:00:00', '2023-10-01 09:00:00'), (2, 'Meeting', '2023-10-02', '14:00:00', '2023-10-02 14:00:00'), (3, 'Workshop', '2023-10-03', '11:00:00', '2023-10-03 11:00:00');
Result
  • Three records are inserted into the events table.

Querying the Table

We can query the events table to see the data:


SELECT * FROM events;

Result:

Command SELECT * FROM events;
Result
event_id event_name event_date event_time event_timestamp
1 Conference 2023-10-01 09:00:00 2023-10-01 09:00:00
2 Meeting 2023-10-02 14:00:00 2023-10-02 14:00:00
3 Workshop 2023-10-03 11:00:00 2023-10-03 11:00:00