datetime default value

Hi I am designing a table with vs.net 2003 and have a column that has a
datetime datatype. Just wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to set
its' default value to the current system time, like Now().
thanks.
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Paul G
Software engineer.getdate()
Walter
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> Hi I am designing a table with vs.net 2003 and have a column that has a
> datetime datatype. Just wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to
> set
> its' default value to the current system time, like Now().
> thanks.
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> Paul G
> Software engineer.|||ok thanks. I ended up setting a constraint with SQL in the query analyzer
but your method appears much easier.
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Paul G
Software engineer.
"Walter Mallon" wrote:

> getdate()
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