Re: Unique Strings

From: Roger Snowden <snowden_at_haven.ios.com>
Date: 1995/09/27
Message-ID: <44ccbr$o3i_at_news.ios.com>#1/1

Mark Fontenot (mark_at_pickwick.com) wrote:

: Instead of a unique string, would it be o.k. if you used a unique number?
: If so, you could create an Oracle sequence and use that for your unique
: key.

You can then convert the number into a string. Sort of obvious, but worth a mention.

Roger Snowden
snowden_at_haven.ios.com
snowdenr_at_boystown.org Received on Wed Sep 27 1995 - 00:00:00 CET

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