Error while inserting date - Incorrect date value:

Question

I have a column called today and the type is DATE.

When I try to add the date in the format \'07-25-2012\' I get the following

Answer 1

You can use "DATE" as a data type while you are creating the table. In this way, you can avoid the above error. Eg:

CREATE TABLE Employee (birth_date DATE);
INSERT INTO Employee VALUES('1967-11-17');