Re: Package proposal: Unique

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 18:16:34 +0200 "Daniel Khan" <dk@webcluster.at> wrote: > Hello cagrET, > > > > MDB and DB both support a way to get a unique ascending integer. > > > It's nearly like autoincrement keys in mySQL. > > > > but can i keep more than one ID in this sequence ? > > Yes well, sequences should not be used as unid generator (to be used for something else than a sequence :) > Hm. I usually use timestamps or simple uniqid's stored with the data > or redirects (as you mentioned) to test > if someone has re-submitted the data. timestamps sound like a bad idea imho (even if they should work with low traffic :). > O.K. I don't see much sense but maybe I don't understand > what it's really for. > So maybe anybody else has an opinion? We have all needed a unid generator for forms or other tasks, but using a whole class with his table sounds often like an overhead. Sorry. The class is well wroten, but I do not see the needs of it. hth pierre