>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>I would like to create a SQL Server command that would set a column to a value and at the same time set the value before the change.
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>>>>>Look into OUTPUT clause for UPDATE command in order to set variables of before and after values (Deleted and Inserted tables).
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>>>>Did you see what Hugo suggested? And thank you for your suggestions.
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>>>I saw it, but it's not a good suggestion. OUTPUT clause is the way to go.
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>>Why putting both the UPDATE and SET in the same expression is not a good suggestion?
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>Because this is not documented as far as I know and you don't want to use undocumented features.
I see.
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