INTERVAL returns the interval value of a derived period called jobduration created using the following SQL statement:
CREATE TABLE employee(id INTEGER, name VARCHAR(50), jdbegin DATE NOT NULL FORMAT 'YYYY-MM-DD', jdend DATE NOT NULL FORMAT 'YYYY-MM-DD', PERIOD FOR jobduration(jdbegin,jdend) )PRIMARY INDEX(id);
When the following values are inserted into the employee table:
INSERT INTO employee(1025,'John',DATE'2011-01-02',DATE'2012-05-02');
the following SQL statement:
SELECT INTERVAL(jobduration)MONTH(4) FROM employee;
returns:
INTERVAL(jobduration) MONTH ----------------------------- 16