{"id":550,"date":"2019-06-03T04:46:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T12:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/?page_id=550"},"modified":"2020-04-11T06:58:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T14:58:55","slug":"db2-date","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.db2tutorial.com\/db2-basics\/db2-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Db2 DATE Type"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Db2 <code>DATE<\/code> type and how to use it to store dates in the database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction to the Db2 DATE type<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Db2, a date represents a point in time using the Gregorian calendar. A date consists of three parts: year, month, and day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The range of the year is from <code>0001<\/code> to <code>9999<\/code>.<\/li><li>The range of the month is <code>1<\/code> to <code>12<\/code><\/li><li>The range of the day is 1 to 28, 29, 30 or 31, depending on the month and year.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, the range of a date value is from <code>0001-01-01<\/code> to <code>9999-12-31<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The syntax for the type of a date value:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">DATE\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Internally, Db2 uses 4 bytes to represent a date value. The first two bytes represent the year, the third byte represents the month, and the last byte represents the day. Each byte stores two packed decimal digits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Db2 stores date data in a special internal format. For displaying, Db2 converts the internal format to one of the following formats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Format name<\/th><th>Abbreviation<\/th><th>Date format<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>International Standards Organization<\/td><td>ISO<\/td><td>yyyy-mm-dd<\/td><td>2019-12-15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IBM\u00ae USA standard<\/td><td>USA<\/td><td>mm\/dd\/yyyy<\/td><td>12\/15\/2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IBM European standard<\/td><td>EUR<\/td><td>dd.mm.yyyy<\/td><td>15.12.2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Japanese industrial standard Christian era<\/td><td>JIS<\/td><td>yyyy-mm-dd<\/td><td>2019-12-15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Installation-defined<\/td><td>LOCAL<\/td><td>Any installation-defined form<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Date Literals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following string represents a date value:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">'2019-05-06'\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this format, the year is 2019, the month is 05 (May), and the day is 06.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A date literal must conform to the following rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A date literal cannot have leading blank but can have trailing blanks so <code>' 2019-05-06'<\/code> is an invalid date while <code>'2019-05-06 '<\/code> is a valid date.<\/li><li>A date literal can omit the leading zero from the month and day of the date, for example, <code>'2019-05-06'<\/code>,<code>'2019-05-6'<\/code>,<code>'2019-5-06'<\/code>, and <code>'2019-05-06'<\/code> represent the same date.<\/li><li>A date literal must include leading zeros in the year element e.g., you cannot have a date literal like <code>'80-10-20'<\/code>, it must be <code>'0800-10-20'<\/code>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Db2 DATE type examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll use the <code>books<\/code> table from the <a href=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/getting-started\/db2-sample-database\/\">sample database<\/a> to demonstrate the date type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/books.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Using date literal examples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This example finds all books published on Feb 1st, 2006. It compares the published date with a date literal in the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/db2-basics\/db2-where\/\">WHERE<\/a><\/code> clause:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n    title,\n    published_date\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n    books\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span>\n    published_date = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'2006-02-01'<\/span>;\t\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Here is the output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-querying-data-by-date-literal.png\" alt=\"Db2 Date -querying data by date literal\" class=\"wp-image-552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-querying-data-by-date-literal.png 637w, https:\/\/www.db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-querying-data-by-date-literal-300x65.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following statement finds all books published between <code>Feb 1 2006<\/code> and <code>Feb 28 2006<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n    published_date,\n    title\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n    books\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span>\n    published_date \n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BETWEEN<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'2006-02-01'<\/span> \n            <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AND<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'2006-02-28'<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n    published_date;\t\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-querying-data-by-date-literal-using-between-operator.png\" alt=\"Db2 Date - querying data by date literal using between operator\" class=\"wp-image-553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-querying-data-by-date-literal-using-between-operator.png 667w, https:\/\/www.db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-querying-data-by-date-literal-using-between-operator-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Creating a table with a date column<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, <a href=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/db2-basics\/db2-create-table\/\">create a table<\/a> to store the reading list of users:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TABLE<\/span> reading_lists(\n\tuser_id <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-literal\">NULL<\/span>,\n    book_id <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-literal\">NULL<\/span>,\n    added_on <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">DATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DEFAULT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CURRENT_DATE<\/span>,\n    PRIMARY <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">KEY<\/span>(user_id, book_id)\n);\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The <code>reading_lists<\/code> table has the <code>added_on<\/code> column which is a <code>DATE<\/code> column whose default value is the current date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, <a href=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/db2-basics\/db2-insert\/\">insert<\/a> a new row into the <code>reading_list<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> \n    reading_lists(user_id, book_id)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span>\n    (<span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>);\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Because we didn&#8217;t supply a value to the <code>added_on<\/code> column, it took the default value which is the current date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, query data from the <code>reading_lists<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> * <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> reading_lists;\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"37\" src=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-default-value-for-a-date-column.png\" alt=\"Db2 Date - default value for a date column\" class=\"wp-image-554\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, insert a new row into the <code>reading_lists<\/code> table, but provide the <code>addon_date<\/code> column with a date literal:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> \n    reading_lists(user_id, book_id, added_on)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span>\n    (<span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2019-5-3'<\/span>);\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Note that we didn&#8217;t use the leading zero in the month and day element of the date literal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, verify the content of the <code>reading_lists<\/code> table by using the following <code><a href=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/db2-basics\/db2-select\/\">SELECT<\/a><\/code> statement:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> * <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> reading_lists;    \n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"179\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-insert-date-literal-example.png\" alt=\"Db2 Date - insert date literal example\" class=\"wp-image-556\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Db2 date functions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s quickly examine some common date functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Getting the current date<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To get the current date of the operating system on which the Db2 instance is running, you use the <code>CURRENT_DATE<\/code> function:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CURRENT_DATE<\/span> \n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> \n    sysibm.sysdummy1;\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Or you can use the following statement:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CURRENT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">DATE<\/span>    \n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n    sysibm.sysdummy1;\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Note that the <code>sysdummy1<\/code> is a catalog table that consists of one row. The <code>sysdummy1<\/code> resides in the <code>sysibm<\/code> schema. It is used in the SQL statement that requires a table reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Extracting the year, month, and day from a date<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To extract the date parts such as the year, month, and day from a date, you use the <code>YEAR()<\/code>, <code>MONTH()<\/code>, and <code>DAY()<\/code> function respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">YEAR<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CURRENT_DATE<\/span>) current_year,\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MONTH<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CURRENT_DATE<\/span>) current_month,\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DAY<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CURRENT_DATE<\/span>) current_day\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n    sysibm.sysdummy1;      \n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) Extracting the date from a timestamp<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The extract the date from a timestamp, you use the <code>DATE()<\/code> function. The following example returns the date from the current timestamp:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-13\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n    <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">DATE<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CURRENT_TIMESTAMP<\/span>) \n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n    sysibm.sysdummy1;      \n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-13\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) Formatting date in various formats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>CHAR()<\/code> function formats a date in a specified format. For example, the following statement returns the book title and published date in ISO, USA, EUR, and JIS formats:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-14\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n    title,\n    <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">CHAR<\/span>(published_date,ISO) published_date_iso,\n    <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">CHAR<\/span>(published_date,USA) published_date_usa,\n    <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">CHAR<\/span>(published_date,EUR) published_date_eur,\n    <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">CHAR<\/span>(published_date,JIS) published_date_jis\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n    books;\nORDER BY title;\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-14\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Here is the output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-format.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-format.png 929w, https:\/\/www.db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-format-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/www.db2tutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Db2-Date-format-768x185.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this tutorial, you have learned how to use the Db2 <code>DATE<\/code> type and how to store the dates in the tables.<\/p>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content\" data-title=\"\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div 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