hi,

i can't figure out in which scenario it would be useful to generate such a
complex identifier. can you give me an example ?

thanks.

hadrien

2007/3/21, Tristan Rivoallan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> hi,
>
> On 3/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > works for me now - thanks.
> >
> > I researched a little bit regarding the Uuid in Mysql. I read that the
> > main problem is the big index size they are creating when use very
> > much.
>
>
>
> This is a fact. Plus guid indexes are not as efficient as autoincrement
> indexes due to the unpredictability of the guid.
>
>
> Due to some colleques work it would be much faster to use a
> > number or binary representation for the guids in the db. do you have
> > any thought about this?
>
>
> i'm not sure i understand. By "number" you mean using autoincrement ids ?
> What would the binary representation of a guid look like ?
>
> afaic, i use guids to guarantee resources uniqueness for replication means
> (application level replication).
>
> sorry about the probable misunderstanding ;)
>
> ++
> tristan
>
>
> >
>

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