Jim Dettman wrote: > <<The very definition of GUID is that they are guaranteed to be unique.>> > > Actually, that's not correct. There is no absolute guarantee that you > won't get a duplicate. But with the range on 128 bits (2^128), the chance > is so small that you'll get one that for all intents and purposes you can > assume that it is.
I stand corrected. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globally_Unique_Identifier So, in the infinitesimally small chance that a dupe is generated, hopefully the database will let you know by causing a 'non unique primary key' exception. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
