Is there a way to return a list of all the tables in a database in the
date/time order in which they were modified? I am not able to modify the structure of our database.
However, when we post a transaction, I need a way to determine which tables have just been
modified. Others have suggested using Profiler and digging into the logs. Any other ideas?
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Sysobjects contains a column called date created. This is the creation date of the object in question. A better method is to use the Information Schema views which will return the same information.
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This was first published in September 2003
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