Hi Arnaud, Interesting idea. In all actuality, even though we call the tag a “number", it is always treated as a string. This algorithm I needed help with was the first time in 10 years I needed to think of it as a number, and that was only a temporary step for the way the algorithm worked.
Thanks for the idea, though! -- Cannon.Smith Synergy Farm Solutions Inc. Hill Spring, AB Canada 403-626-3236 <can...@synergyfarmsolutions.com> <www.synergyfarmsolutions.com> > On Apr 21, 2017, at 6:29 AM, Arnaud de Montard via 4D_Tech > <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > just thinking about the opposite option… > You store the number as a string because that number is "too big" for 4D > numeric fields. Now, 15 digits string means 15*2 chars in an alpha/text field > = 30 bytes, and not a number as a result. While a uuid field is a number, 16 > bytes, represented by 32 chars. I'm wondering if a uuid field instead > wouldn't be better. ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
