Top "Guid" questions

A GUID (Globally Unique IDentifier) is a unique reference number used as an identifier in computer software.

How do I obtain/use LibUUID?

I'm trying to replace a call to ::CoCreateGUID so I can generate GUIDs in a C++ program on Linux. I …

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Generating Guids in Ruby

I have problem that is really easily solved with Guids. In particular, for a password reset workflow, I would like …

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Advantages and disadvantages of GUID / UUID database keys

I've worked on a number of database systems in the past where moving entries between databases would have been made …

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How many characters are there in a GUID?

Using ASCII encoding, how many characters are there in a GUID? I'm interested in the Microsoft style, which includes the …

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How to use Guids in C#?

This Code: Something = new Guid() is returning: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 all the time and I can't tell why? So, …

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What is a good unique PC identifier?

I've been looking at the code in this tutorial, and I found that it uses My.Computer.Name to save …

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How can I generate GUIDs in Excel?

I have an excel file with one order on each row, and I want each order to have a unique …

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Are GUID collisions possible?

I'm working on a database in SQL Server 2000 that uses a GUID for each user that uses the app it's …

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What are the chances to get a Guid.NewGuid () duplicate?

Possible Duplicate: Is a GUID unique 100% of the time? Simple proof that GUID is not unique In MSDN you can …

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Test if string is a guid without throwing exceptions?

I want to try to convert a string to a Guid, but I don't want to rely on catching exceptions ( …

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