Shelley Doll finishes her coverage of SQL data types with an overview of datetime and interval data types. Learn more about the basic syntax of these standard SQL types.

The data type of a column in a database defines the kind of values that the column can hold, such as integers, strings, dates, and more. These types guide the SQL engine on how to store, query, and ...

Every column in a table has a name and a data type. The data type tells DB2 how much physical storage to set aside for the column and the form in which the data are stored. DB2 uses IBM SQL data types ...