INF: Retrieving Current Timestamp from Data Row

ID: Q45260

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server Programmer's Toolkit, version 4.2

Dbtsnewlen, dbtsnewval, and dbtsput should not be called before a browse mode update is attempted. The select statement retrieves the current timestamp from the data row, not dbtsnewval. If you issue dbtsnewval before the browse mode update, correct results will not be returned. This is because dbtsnewval does not have any way of knowing what is the next timestamp value that will be assigned by the SQL Server. A new timestamp can be generated only when an update is actually performed. You can read the original timestamp with a select statement.

Additional query words: DB-Library DB-Lib dblib Windows NT


Keywords          : kbprg SSrvDB_Lib SSrvProg SSrvWinNT 
Version           : 4.2 | 4.2  | 4.2
Platform          : MS-DOS OS/2 WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: March 6, 1999