3.0 question (low priority)

[Sims, John (CDC/CCHP/NCBDDD) (CTR)]

> > I'm afraid the  timestamps  would never be implemented as a 
> time. It 
> > is just a value  which  can  be  incremented only by the 
> system. You 
> > will not be able  to  use  this field for writing and read it as a 
> > time. Actually you will be able to use this field in some 
> comparisons only.
> > 
> > Just a single reason to be not simple time there.
> > Assume  I  set  system  time incorrect and have no way to 
> connect some 
> > time-services... So you will have a mess instead of timestamps.
> 
> Right, It is kind of "internal clocks of database".
> 
> --
> Best regards,
> 
> Ruslan Zasukhin
> VP Engineering and New Technology
> Paradigma Software, Inc
> 

If I'm understanding correctly, that could be very helpful for me!

I'm looking forward to seeing this implemented so I can see what I can
do with it.

Thanks!

-John