How to Add the Meridiem Indicator (AM/PM) to a Time Value in Oracle

When using the TO_CHAR() function to format a datetime value in Oracle Database, you can add the meridiem indicator (AM/PM) by simply adding either AM or PM to your format model.

Oracle then displays the appropriate meridiem indicator, depending on whether the time value is AM or PM.

You can provide it in any uppercase or lowercase, and with or without dots (e.g. AM, A.M. am, a.m, etc). Oracle will then display the meridiem indicator as specified.

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How to Calculate Age in MariaDB

In MariaDB, you can use the TIMESTAMPDIFF() function to calculate a person’s age (or the age of anything for that matter).

TIMESTAMPDIFF() is a built-in date and time function that returns the difference between two date or datetime expressions. Passing YEAR as the first argument, date of birth as the second argument, and the current date as the third, will return the age in years.

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