@@DBTS (Transact-SQL)

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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;

See Also

Reference

Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)

Data Types (Transact-SQL)

MIN_ACTIVE_ROWVERSION (Transact-SQL)

Concepts

Cursor Concurrency (ODBC)