Re: log database changes - a design problem?

On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 08:53:28AM +0100, Luca Ferrari wrote:
> Hi all,
> I've got my database on which I'm building a Java application. Since I'd like
> to store information about who inserted and updated a specified record, I
> placed in my main tables a few additional fields to store such information:

<snip>

> Here comes my question: how can I catch user changes to each record in the
> database without be bored with user/date details? Anyone can suggest me a
> smart solution and/or database design? Anyone has already found such kind of
> problem?

Sounds like something a trigger would be good for.

Have a nice day,
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