Re: Initializing a timestamp field when adding a record

Reeve,

>This explanation makes sense; unfortunately, the documentation doesn't.  

That's what I thought years ago when I ran across this behavior.  AFAIK, my
theory is what is happening.

>A before trigger is an excellent suggestion but my requirement is simple;
>adding another line of code to the program is the best solution (it provides
>the desired result with minimal code and no confusion).

Only when that is the only program adding or updating records.  That may be
sufficient in your environment.

Doug