mysql> SHOW DATABASES; 
+----------+ 
| Database | 
+----------+ 
| mysql | 
| test | 
+----------+ 
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> CREATE TABLE mytable (name VARCHAR(20), sex CHAR(1), 
-> birth DATE, birthaddr VARCHAR(20)); 
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> SHOW TABLES; 
+---------------------+ 
| Tables in menagerie | 
+---------------------+ 
| mytables | 
+---------------------+

mysql> DESCRIBE mytable; 
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | 
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 
| name | varchar(20) | YES | | NULL | | 
| sex | char(1) | YES | | NULL | | 
| birth | date | YES | | NULL | | 
| deathaddr | varchar(20) | YES | | NULL | | 
+-------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> insert into mytable 
-> values (′abccs′,′f′,′1977-07-07′,′china′); 
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.05 sec)

abccs f 1977-07-07 china 　 
mary f 1978-12-12 usa 
tom m 1970-09-02 usa