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Can I find the last update time of a row in MS SQL server 2008 R1
Can I find the last update time of a row in MS SQL server 2008 R1?
I have updated a row, but Im not sure when, I dont have any date or time column
I have updated a row, but Im not sure when, I dont have any date or time column
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The timestamp field will be updated everytime data changes in the record
Datatype TIMESTAMP
Can use the system view sys.dm_db_index_usage_stat
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It has index, but I m not sure which id it it for that table, how can I see hat?
SELECT * FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stat
SELECT * FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stat
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Be careful not to get confused betwen a timestamp field and the timestamp datatype.
A timestamp field contains a datetime, but you must update it yourself:preferably with a trigger if you are serious about monitoring the last update.
A timestamp datatype is updated automatically, but it does not contain a date or time!!! For the resulting confusion, the timestamp datatype has been deprecated and replaced with the rowversion datatype which works exactly the same.
A timestamp field contains a datetime, but you must update it yourself:preferably with a trigger if you are serious about monitoring the last update.
A timestamp datatype is updated automatically, but it does not contain a date or time!!! For the resulting confusion, the timestamp datatype has been deprecated and replaced with the rowversion datatype which works exactly the same.
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Can I get timestamp field to update every time the row is changed without changing the sql query?
Should the data type be datetime or?