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\subsection{Data Definition Language (DDL)}
The DDL is used to describe the schema of relations, in \sql\ called tables.
For that, we provide a table name, the columns and their data types.
\sql\ supports the following data types (plus more):
\begin{multicols}{2}
\begin{itemize}[itemsep=-2pt]
\item \texttt{char(n)}
\item \texttt{varchar(n)}
\item \texttt{integer}
\item \texttt{blob} or \texttt{raw} (for large binaries)
\item \texttt{date}
\end{itemize}
\end{multicols}
\subsubsection{Creating Tables}
Use the DDL \texttt{CREATE TABLE} keyword to create a table. We can set default values for certain attributes,
or can add constraints to them
% TODO: Constraints (such as NOT NULL)
\inputcodewithfilename{sql}{}{code/sql/ddl/create.sql}
\subsubsection{Updating / Altering Tables}
\subsubsection{Deleting Tables}