Create new column with Existing value on other column in MySQL

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- October 3, 2024 at 10:42 am #112
  
  avi
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  I have start_date(varchar) column and i want to add new column duplicate_date(date) with values of start_date column
- October 3, 2024 at 10:43 am #113
  
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  Step 1: Add new Column
  ALTER TABLE long_holiday ADD (duplicate_date DATE);
  Step 2: Update new Column with existing value
  UPDATE long_holiday SET duplicate_date = STR_TO_DATE(start_date , '%d-%m-%Y');
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