>If you need a unique number based on a time stamp, I'd recommend using
>"the long seconds", which returns a floating point number that is the
>sum of the seconds and the milliseconds mod 1000. I don't know for
>sure that the milliseconds function will wrap at some point, but it
>might.
Excellent tip - thanks!
>We do know that the seconds function won't wrap until 2038, at
>which point we figure that whatever OSs are available will have a
>better way of doing things (like using 64-bit integers instead of
>32-bit integers to store the time) and the upgrade will be transparent
>to any stacks that survive until then ;-)
Has MetaCard Corp issued a statement of Y2.038k compliance? :)
- Richard Gaskin
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