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You can't use it in any meaningful way. &nbsp;It really doesn't have anything to do with time. &nbsp;It's just a sequential counter.
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You can't use it in any meaningful way.  It really doesn't have anything to do with time.  It's just a sequential counter.

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I thought it was a date/time of when a record is changed?<br />
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If it is a sequential counter, does it update when a record is updated?
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I thought it was a date/time of when a record is changed?

If it is a sequential counter, does it update when a record is updated?

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SQL Server uses it internally as a unique counter. &nbsp;That name is confusing -- the new name/data type is &quot;rowversion&quot;, which is more accurate.
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SQL Server uses it internally as a unique counter.  That name is confusing -- the new name/data type is "rowversion", which is more accurate.

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So I cannot use to find out which records were recently updated?
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So I cannot use to find out which records were recently updated?

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Hi Experts,<br />
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I have MSSQL 2008 R2 database table, which has a timestamp field, but I am wondering how can I read and use this in a WHERE clause?<br />
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A sample timestap is<br />
0x0000000000035647<br />
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Thank you
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Hi Experts,

I have MSSQL 2008 R2 database table, which has a timestamp field, but I am wondering how can I read and use this in a WHERE clause?

A sample timestap is
0x0000000000035647

Thank you

How to Read and Use Timestamp in MSSQL

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Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

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