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Examining the Table Structure with DESCRIBE

mysql> mysql> CREATE TABLE sales_rep(     ->   employee_number INT,     ->   surname VARCHAR(40),     ->   first_name VARCHAR(30),     ->   commission TINYINT     -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) mysql> mysql> mysql> mysql> DESCRIBE sales_rep; +-----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field           | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | employee_number | int(11)     | YES  |     | NULL    |       | | surname         | varchar(40) | YES  |     | NULL    |       | | first_name      | varchar(30) | YES  |     | NULL    |       | | commission      | tinyint(4)  | YES  |     | NULL    |       | +-----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> drop table sales_rep; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)