Sean, what is the GUID ? where is it generated? how can I get it?

Guillermo

""Leyne, Sean"" <sleyne@...> wrote in message
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> > From: Guillermo Najar-Arreola [mailto:gnajar@...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 4:50 PM
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> > Object Identifier:
> > http://www.AmbySoft.com/mappingObjects.pdf
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> > ""Leyne, Sean"" <sleyne@...> wrote in message
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> > > OIDs???
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> Oooohhhh, an ID!
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> I would then suggest that you kill '2 birds with one stone' and use a
> GUID as your primary key.
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> They are pratically unique for any computer (_mathematically_ possible
> for 2 computer to generate same value, but extremely, extremely remote).
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> So, you don't need to worry about creating a componound key.
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> Also, unlike a generator, the value can be calculated outside the
> database -- so your app knows the key value (for master-detail
> structures) and you don't need to access the database to determine the
> value (ideal in WAN environments).
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> Sean
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