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I have a table in database and it has a column named 'Modified date'. Whenever i edit some data from the form in asp.net web form i should be able to fill the database table column 'Modified date' with the current date automatically. Is there any way out for it.I am stuck with it.

Answer 1

set

getdate()

something like this:

ALTER TABLE [TableName] ADD  DEFAULT (getdate()) FOR [ColumnName]
Go

as default in your table will give you current insert date and time for Sql server

There are two possible ways :

1. From your code behind
2. From Select Query from Database

example to select only date from date time :

//from code behind
Variable_Name = DateTime.Now.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy");

or

-- from Database query
SELECT CONVERT (DATE, GETDATE())

Answer 2

You can do it either as Krunal says or hardcode in your insert query in C# (or VB):

Insert into..... values ( ...., SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 106),...,)

this inserts into format: dd/mmm/yy

Answer 3

You can use GETDATE() function!

Answer 4

Set default constraint on your DateTime field that will cause the current date/time to be inserted when you insert a new row.

To set the date when updates are made you can use a Trigger.

CREATE TRIGGER trgYourTableUpdateTimestamp
  ON dbo.YourTable FOR UPDATE
AS BEGIN
   UPDATE 
      dbo.YourTable 
   SET 
      YourTimeStampColumn = GETDATE()
   FROM 
      Inserted Ins
   WHERE
      dbo.YourTable.SomeUniqueId = Ins.SomeUniqueId
END