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# @@DBTS (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-asdb-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-asdb-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

Returns the value of the current **timestamp** data type for the current database. This timestamp is guaranteed to be unique in the database.
  
![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)
  
## Syntax  
  
```
@@DBTS  
```  
  
## Return types
**varbinary**
  
## Remarks  
@@DBTS returns the last-used timestamp value of the current database. A new timestamp value is generated when a row with a **timestamp** column is inserted or updated.
  
The @@DBTS function is not affected by changes in the transaction isolation levels.
  
## Examples  
The following example returns the current **timestamp** from the [!INCLUDE[ssSampleDBnormal](../../includes/sssampledbnormal-md.md)] database.
  
```sql
USE AdventureWorks2012;  
GO  
SELECT @@DBTS;  
```  
  
## See also
[Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/configuration-functions-transact-sql.md)  
[Cursor Concurrency (ODBC)](../../relational-databases/native-client-odbc-cursors/properties/cursor-concurrency-odbc.md)  
[Data Types (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/data-types/data-types-transact-sql.md)  
[MIN_ACTIVE_ROWVERSION (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/min-active-rowversion-transact-sql.md)