Subject Re: [firebird-support] Who's using some GUID (Global Unique IDentifiers) in FB?
Author Frank Schlottmann-Goedde
akestion wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Can you advise me about "Global Unique IDentifiers", which Udf to use
> and is it really efficient ?
> I want ot use it in order to do disconnected works with data and
> after update database.
> It would be nice if you have a little exemple.
> Thanks you.

We are starting to use reverse guids generated on the server by an UDF
that is written in Kylix (and Delphi for the Notebooks).

It is a bit more hassle than using generators, but it will be a lot
easier to implement two way replication.

Frank

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