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From:gerald_clark Date:June 9 2004 8:43pm
Subject:Re: A Table with a timestamp as transaction date and primary key...
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Scott Fletcher wrote:

>I read some articles that the use of SQL's TIMESTAMP in a table is use
>for recording the actual date/time that the row was inserted and for
>row(s) that is/are updated.  I'm a little troubled by that because I
>want a table with a timestamp in the first column to be the transaction
>date which can be done by insert and that the timestamp not be altered
>with the SQL update of any sort.
>
Then you need 2 timestamps.  Both get updated on insert, The first gets 
updated on updates.

>  I also want the TIMESTAMP to be a
>primary key.
>
Sorry.  This would allow only one insert per second.

>   So, what is my options?  Thanks...
>
>  
>


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A Table with a timestamp as transaction date and primary key...Scott Fletcher9 Jun
  • Re: A Table with a timestamp as transaction date and primary key...gerald_clark9 Jun
Re: A Table with a timestamp as transaction date and primary key...SGreen9 Jun