That is a uid generator, not a uuid generator. It cannot be guaranteed to be universally unique.

On Nov 29, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Mike Nimer wrote:

> If it does not, the how can i generate unique numbers
> from Flex that can be convertible to Guid in .NET?
>

There is a UUID generator in flex you can use to get a unique id.

UIDUtil.createUID()

Hth,
---nimer


From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Decoursey
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:42 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Guid datatype in Flex


On Nov 29, 2007, at 7:45 AM, Jehanzeb Musani wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am calling a webservice written in .NET. The
> webservice requires MessageId of type Guid to uniquely
> identify the messages.
>
> Can anyone tell me whether Flex supports Guid datatype
> or not?
>
It does not.

> If it does not, the how can i generate unique numbers
> from Flex that can be convertible to Guid in .NET?
>
Generate them in .NET and provide them via a web service to the Flex
App.



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