>From when Ben has previously posted it was my understanding that the article ID is unique, but it can change. If new information becomes available and a major change in the article takes place the article will get a new id.
On 25/06/05, Gavin Joyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, > > I understand that articles can be updated with time, and I use the > article ID as the identifier rather than the published date or the > text content. > > Actually, I mistakenly left out the two article titles which seemed > like they were not related (other than both being about tennis). The > first was about a player called 'Gonzal' and the second is about > Roddick struggling past Daniele Bracciali. > > I have since cleared my test database, but I follow up if I see this > behaviour again. > > Thanks, > Gavin > > On 25/06/05, mike chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 6/24/05, Gavin Joyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Are the IDs of articles published on bbc unique per article without > > > time limit? Or are the IDs reused with time. > > > > > > > A story can be updated and republished with the same id. The update > > might just be spelling/grammer corrects, or it could be more detailed > > rewrite... > > > > Mike. > > > > > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > -- Ben O'Neill [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html.
