Can timestamp columns be updated?

Hi,
Is there any way timestamp columns can be updated in Microsoft SQL Server
2000 (SP3)?
-- Many thanks, OskarNot directly.
Linchi
"Oskar" wrote:
> Hi,
> Is there any way timestamp columns can be updated in Microsoft SQL Server
> 2000 (SP3)?
> -- Many thanks, Oskar
>|||update the row to itself, i.e. update MyTableName set Col1=Col1 where pk=pk
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"Linchi Shea" <LinchiShea@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Not directly.
> Linchi
> "Oskar" wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Is there any way timestamp columns can be updated in Microsoft SQL Server
>> 2000 (SP3)?
>> -- Many thanks, Oskar|||Thanks. Not sure if this helps though. I really wanted to update the
timestamp column with the value I choose not the one of the internal @.@.DBTS
counter.
Any ideas if there's a way of updating the value the internal @.@.DBTS
counter, besides updating a zillion of records? Linchi?
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:
> update the row to itself, i.e. update MyTableName set Col1=Col1 where pk=pk
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Director of Text Mining and Database Strategy
> RelevantNOISE.Com - Dedicated to mining blogs for business intelligence.
> This posting is my own and doesn't necessarily represent RelevantNoise's
> positions, strategies or opinions.
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
>
> "Linchi Shea" <LinchiShea@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BB373431-C1DB-4A5D-B02D-18B688203F99@.microsoft.com...
> > Not directly.
> >
> > Linchi
> >
> > "Oskar" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> Is there any way timestamp columns can be updated in Microsoft SQL Server
> >> 2000 (SP3)?
> >>
> >> -- Many thanks, Oskar
> >>
>
>|||"Oskar" <Oskar@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks. Not sure if this helps though. I really wanted to update the
> timestamp column with the value I choose not the one of the internal
@.@.DBTS
> counter.
There is no way. Not really sure why you'd want to anyway. There's
probably better ways of doing what you want to do.
> Any ideas if there's a way of updating the value the internal @.@.DBTS
> counter, besides updating a zillion of records? Linchi?|||No, you can't directly update it. You can't do something like the following:
update myTable
set my_timestamp_column = ...
Linchi
"Oskar" wrote:
> Thanks. Not sure if this helps though. I really wanted to update the
> timestamp column with the value I choose not the one of the internal @.@.DBTS
> counter.
> Any ideas if there's a way of updating the value the internal @.@.DBTS
> counter, besides updating a zillion of records? Linchi?
>
> "Hilary Cotter" wrote:
> > update the row to itself, i.e. update MyTableName set Col1=Col1 where pk=pk
> >
> > --
> > Hilary Cotter
> > Director of Text Mining and Database Strategy
> > RelevantNOISE.Com - Dedicated to mining blogs for business intelligence.
> >
> > This posting is my own and doesn't necessarily represent RelevantNoise's
> > positions, strategies or opinions.
> >
> > Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> > http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> >
> > Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> > http://www.indexserverfaq.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "Linchi Shea" <LinchiShea@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:BB373431-C1DB-4A5D-B02D-18B688203F99@.microsoft.com...
> > > Not directly.
> > >
> > > Linchi
> > >
> > > "Oskar" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi,
> > >> Is there any way timestamp columns can be updated in Microsoft SQL Server
> > >> 2000 (SP3)?
> > >>
> > >> -- Many thanks, Oskar
> > >>
> >
> >
> >