Hello Scott,

> I was just wondering if those in the know would mind telling me how
> Firebird indexes GUID fields, and in particular what bytes are of
> primary importance?
>
> I have been reading the article:
>
> The Cost of GUIDs as Primary Keys
> http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=25862
>
> and am wondering how Firebird indexes the GUID field values, and how to
> write a a COMB type class that produces a GUID value optimized for
> Firebird indexing.
>
> I eagerly look forward to the discussion.

Given that Firebird doesn't have a GUID datatype - what answer
are you expecting?

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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