What is The Use Of TIMESTAMP DataType in SQL Server 2005?
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Answer / deepak rohilla
Timestamp is used typically as a mechanism for version-
stamping table rows.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 47 Yes | 13 No |
Answer / professor r.arjunarao
TimeStamp field to detect update collisions in order to
reduce the amount of data sent to the server
example
CREATE TABLE emp (empno int PRIMARY KEY, tax int, TS timestamp)
GO
INSERT INTO emp (empno, tax) VALUES (1, 0)
GO
INSERT INTO emp (empno, tax) VALUES (2, 0)
GO
select * from emp;
1 0 0x0000000000000FA1<---Unique values
2 0 0x0000000000000FA2<---Unique values
Is This Answer Correct ? | 19 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / samar
can u plz give example ,
how to use this data type
Is This Answer Correct ? | 19 Yes | 5 No |
Answer / brindly
"IS A MECHANISM TO TRACK CHANGES IN TABLE.
IT UPDATE ITSELF WHEN THERE IS A UPDATION IN ROW CONTAING
TIMESTAMP COLUMN"
I accept above answer.
But whether the timestamp field updates itselt in a
incremental fashion.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 9 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / deepak tripathi niit
IS A MECHANISM TO TRACK CHANGES IN TABLE.
IT UPDATE ITSELF WHEN THERE IS A UPDATION IN ROW CONTAING
TIMESTAMP COLUMN
Is This Answer Correct ? | 9 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / xavier rajan, photon infotech
time stamp data type is used to automatically generate the
unique number.A database-wide unique number.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 19 Yes | 34 No |
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