I tossed out a tag, CF_UUID, available at the TagGallery, it does this...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Van Vliet [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 12:45 PM
> To: Fusebox
> Subject: RE: Unique Random Numbers
>
> perhaps the method offers a numerical
> solution for unique identification (as
> opposed to the hex identifier returned
> by CreateUUID())?
>
>
> --> scott van vliet
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> "In uniqueness is the preservation
> of mankind..." - Greg Graffin
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Beard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 3:50 PM
> To: Fusebox
> Subject: RE: Unique Random Numbers
>
>
> is there a problem with the createUUID() function in cf?
>
> At 11:33 AM 6/5/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >For you uniqueness freaks out there, combine GetTickCount() with the tips
> >below for a super-guaranteed random number.
> >
> >NAT
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Matthew J. Vecera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 9:00 AM
> > > To: Fusebox
> > > Subject: Unique Random Numbers
> > >
> > >
> > > I feel a little amateurish dishing this one up - but I really dig this
> > > little technique. Somehow it satisfies my skepticism of Unique Key
> > > Generators -- and it keeps things numeric.
> > >
> > > Matthew
> > >
> > > http://www.builder.com/Programming/ScriptMagic/ss01g.html
> > >
> > > ColdFusion Tips
> > > Generate Unique Random Numbers
> > >
> > > By Rob Bilson and Mike Van Hoozer
> > > (6/30/98)
> > >
> > > ColdFusion's RAND, RANDRANGE, and RANDOMIZE functions can be used
> to
> > > generate random numbers, but none of them
> > > addresses the need for generating unique random numbers. Unique
> random
> > > numbers have many uses, especially in user
> > > authentication and identification. One of the easiest ways to
> create
> a
> > > unique random number in ColdFusion is to combine the
> > > RAND function with a time and date stamp.
> > >
> > > Using the time and date stamp ensures that even if the same random
> > > numbers are generated--and you have a better chance of
> > > winning the lottery than of seeing that happen--the time and
> > > date stamp
> > > will be different:
> > >
> > > <!--- Assign the current date and time to a variable. --->
> > > <CFSET tdstamp="#DateFormat(Now(),'mmddyyyy')
> > > ##TimeFormat(Now(),'hhmmss')#">
> > > <!--- Create a random number. --->
> > > <CFSET randomnum1=RAND()*100000000>
> > > <!--- Create another random number. --->
> > > <CFSET randomnum2=RAND()*100000000>
> > > <!--- Concatenate the first random number, the time and date
> > > stamp, and
> > > the second random number. --->
> > > <CFSET uniquenumber="#randomnum1##tdstamp
> > > ##randomnum2#">
> > >
> > > <!--- Output the unique random number. --->
> > > <CFOUTPUT>
> > > Unique Random Number: #UniqueNumber#
> > > </CFOUTPUT>
> > >
> > >
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