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@@DBTS (Transact-SQL)

SQL Server 2012

SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2005

Returns the value of the current timestamp data type for the current database. This timestamp is guaranteed to be unique in the database.

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Syntax


@@DBTS

Return Types

varbinary

Remarks

@@DBTS returns the last-used timestamp value of the current database. A new timestamp value is generated when a row with a timestamp column is inserted or updated.

Examples

The following example returns the current timestamp from the AdventureWorks2012 database.

USE AdventureWorks2012;
GO
SELECT @@DBTS;

Reference

Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)

Data Types (Transact-SQL)

MIN_ACTIVE_ROWVERSION (Transact-SQL)

Concepts

Cursor Concurrency (ODBC)

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