Date and Time when a column was created

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I want to know when a column was created for a particular table..

For example
Table1 is having 2 columns like EMPID,EMPNAME

After few days now i am adding 2 more columns to the 'Table1' as 'Location' and 'ActiveYn'

Now i want to know when all these particular columns are added to the table

Posted 22-Jul-13 23:47pm

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Maciej Los · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-23T00:22:00

In my opinion it's not possible to get creation date for particular column, but it's possible to get modified date for table.

[EDIT]
Thanks RedDK for comment and useful information ;)
[/EDIT]

Just test it (change to your needs):

SQL

USE LIDL;
GO

DECLARE @tableName VARCHAR(50)
DECLARE @columnName VARCHAR(50)

SET @columnName = 'AAA'
SET @tableName = 'Import'

--show create date and modify date before altering table
SELECT obj.create_date, modify_date
from sys.objects obj
inner join sys.columns col on obj.object_Id=col.object_Id
WHERE col.name = @columnName and obj.Name=@tableName

--insert new column
ALTER TABLE Import ADD COLUMN AAA INT NULL
GO

--view create_date and modify_date after altering table
SELECT obj.create_date, modify_date
from sys.objects obj
inner join sys.columns col on obj.object_Id=col.object_Id
WHERE col.name = @columnName and obj.Name=@tableName

See: sys.objects (Transact-SQL)[^]

Thomas Daniels · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-22T23:51:00

Solution 1

Hi,

Have a look here:
http://stackoverflow.com/a/1425577[^]

Posted 22-Jul-13 23:51pm

Thomas Daniels

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Member 9848727 23-Jul-13 5:53am

It is returning the error as invalid column name for both the column name and the table name

Thomas Daniels 23-Jul-13 6:00am

Unfortunately, I don't find any other solutions. I'm sorry.

Maciej Los 23-Jul-13 6:07am

Your solution is OK.* I think OP does not set both variables: columnName and tableName or does not have permission to fetch information from master db.
[EDIT]
* - in my opinion this is not possible to get creation date for particular column ;( See my answer
[/EDIT]

Thomas Daniels 23-Jul-13 6:20am

Maciej Los wrote:
See my answer
I don't see your answer. Is is not yet posted, or have you removed it?
[EDIT]
Now I see your answer!
[/EDIT]

Maciej Los 23-Jul-13 6:24am

It's posted now ;)

Thomas Daniels 23-Jul-13 6:09am

Please read the comment of Maciej:
Your solution is OK. I think OP does not set both variables: columnName and tableName or does not have permission to fetch information from master db.
So, set the columnName and tableName parameters and check whether you have permission to fetch information from the master db.

Member 9848727 23-Jul-13 6:18am

ya thank you its working but the table name and column name must have to be enclosed within the inverted commas...

Thomas Daniels 23-Jul-13 6:21am

Member 9848727 wrote:
thank you its working
You're welcome!