title: Is "IF NOT UPDATE(column)" valid syntax?
body: <p>If within a Sql Server trigger I want to test if a column was <em>not</em> included in the <code>UPDATE</code> statement, is</p>
  
  <pre><code>IF NOT UPDATE(column)
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  <p>the correct syntax? I've read a much older discussion suggesting this might not also work and one should use an <code>IF UPDATE(column)...ELSE</code> syntax, except I would not have any relevant statement to add for the first condition.</p>