Re: Timestamp when a record is updated...

Yes that is exactly what I had stated.  The DB mananger will only set the
timestamp fields on an insert.

Eric N. Wilson

______________________________________________
Eric N. Wilson
President
Doulos Software & Computer Services
2913 N Alder St
Tacoma WA 98407


----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Berendt <rob@dekko.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: Timestamp when a record is updated...


> I had this work on an Insert into a table but not on an Update.  Follow
this:
>
> CREATE TABLE ROB/DTTEST (MYFIELD CHAR (10), THEDATE TIMESTAMP NOT
> NULL WITH DEFAULT)
> CREATE VIEW ROB/DTTEST2 (MYFIELD) AS SELECT MYFIELD FROM ROB/DTTEST
> INSERT INTO ROB/DTTEST2 VALUES('Hi ya')
> select * from rob/dttest
> MYFIELD     THEDATE
> Hi ya       1999-08-23-11.41.38.402920
> UPDATE ROB/DTTEST2 SET MYFIELD = 'putz'
> select * from rob/dttest
> MYFIELD     THEDATE
> putz        1999-08-23-11.41.38.402920
>
> Therefore I recommend the trigger.
>
>
>
>
> doulos1@home.com on 08/21/99 12:56:13 AM
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>
> Yes sir
>
> ______________________________________________
> Eric N. Wilson
> President
> Doulos Software & Computer Services
> 2913 N Alder St
> Tacoma WA 98407
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Spinks <rspinks@compuserve.com>
> To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 2:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Timestamp when a record is updated...
>
>
> > <You can write to a logical that does not include the timestamp field
and
> > the
> > database manager will handle filling the Timestamp field for you... Only
> on
> > adds.>
> >
> > Eric,
> >
> > PF contains fields:
> >
> > fld1, fld2, fld3, .... of which fld3 is a timestamp field.
> >
> > LF does not contain fld3(the timestamp field) and
> > when a record is written(added) through the LF the
> > timestamp field is populated by the DB mgr?
> >
> > Does this mean that all that is required is to
> > define fld3 as a timestamp data type field
> > and let the system produce the output?
> >
> > Bob Spinks
>
>
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