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Asked: 2026-05-10T15:20:52+00:00

I have a table defined (see code snippet below). How can I add a

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I have a table defined (see code snippet below). How can I add a constraint or whatever so that the LastUpdate column is automatically updated anytime the row is changed?

CREATE TABLE dbo.Profiles (         UserName                                varchar(100)            NOT NULL,         LastUpdate                              datetime                NOT NULL  CONSTRAINT DF_Profiles_LastUpdate DEFAULT (getdate()),         FullName                                varchar(50)             NOT NULL,         Birthdate                               smalldatetime           NULL,         PageSize                                int                     NOT NULL CONSTRAINT DF_Profiles_PageSize DEFAULT ((10)),         CONSTRAINT PK_Profiles PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED (UserName ASC),         CONSTRAINT FK_Profils_Users FOREIGN KEY (UserName) REFERENCES dbo.Users (UserName) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE   )
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  1. A default constraint only works on inserts; for an update use a trigger.

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