UUIDs with a datatype of uniquidentifier are indexed just as pk's
----- Original Message ----- From: "Zac Spitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 10:15 AM Subject: UUID's ( maybe OT) > I am probably OT here, but I see so many people using UUID's when > simpler normal numeric keys are better... a classic example for me is > article id's... look at cfcomet for example... the article ids aren't > user friendly, it reminds me of good old lotus notes and we all know how > short urls are better than long one ( email wrapping for example ) > > not to mention that your database and CF load is much higher using long > text pk's than with nice short numeric keys and your page size is > increased a lot too.. > > just letting off steam..... don't want to create a flame war or anything > > z > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
