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how to specify the default value for a field as todays date and time

Using VB Express and SQL.

I have an sql database. what function gives me todays date and time?
and do i enter it in the 'default' property for the column in the
database?

i've tried
now()
date()
date$()
dateandtime
all give me an error message - what am i doing wrong?

thanks,

GARY.

Oct 24 '05 #1
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Gary,

You can specify GETDATE() as the default value for a column.

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Using VB Express and SQL.

I have an sql database. what function gives me todays date and time?
and do i enter it in the 'default' property for the column in the
database?

i've tried
now()
date()
date$()
dateandtime
all give me an error message - what am i doing wrong?

thanks,

GARY.

Oct 24 '05 #2

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