Re: [PHP4BETA] UUIDs
| From: | Sascha Schumann | Date: | Mon, 21 Jun 1999 19:04:06 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [PHP4BETA] UUIDs | ||
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On Mon, Jun 21, 1999 at 01:31:23PM -0500, Andrey Zmievski wrote:
> Zeev Suraski wrote:
> > Is there a standard way to generate them under UNIX? If so, they're by far
> > the most reliable unique identifier.
> > They're pretty predictable, though (at least Win32 GUIDs are).
If they are predictable, they are unusable for our purpose.
>
> Here's a link to a little discussion on UUIDs:
>
>
> http://www.maya.com/visage/visage_des/visnote/99002/visnote-99002v1.html
Any pointers to more in-depth documentation (such as general
concept, generating them, mathematical background)?
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Regards,
Sascha Schumann
Consultant