title: Is rowversion not a valid data type in SQL Server 2008 R2?
body: <p>Is <code>rowversion</code> not a valid data type in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2?</p>
  
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  <p>i'm trying to add a <code>rowversion</code> column to a table:</p>
  
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  <p>But when i try to leave the "Data Type" column, SQL Server Management Studio complains</p>
  
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    <p>Invalid data type.</p>
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  <p>and insists that i pick a different data type:</p>
  
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  <p>How do i make a column <code>rowversion</code> when <code>rowversion</code> is not a valid data type?</p>
  
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    <h2><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182776.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rowversion (Transact-SQL)</a></h2>
    
    <p><strong>timestamp</strong> is the synonym for the <strong>rowversion</strong> data type and is subject to the behavior of data type synonyms. In DDL statements, use <strong>rowversion</strong> instead of <strong>timestamp</strong> wherever possible. For more information, <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177566.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">see Data Type Synonyms (Transact-SQL)</a>.</p>
    
    <p>The <strong>timestamp</strong> syntax is deprecated. This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.</p>
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