or similar. i assume this is to keep data entry points all in the same place, so it can keep up with access and modified dates, etc. but there are a lot of stored procedures that accept a modified or ...

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Well, if you happen to be using Sql Server you can do that sort of thing in T-Sql. In Oracle, you can also accomplish the same thing using pl/sql. Either way i'd do it in a stored ...