I believe that one is random (but not necessarily unique), and one is iterative. the combination of the two -should- provide a unique value.
On 10/7/05, Webmaster at FastTrack On Line <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, it is the CFID / CFTOKEN combination I use, thanks for the correction. > > I really would like to properly understand how CFID and CFTOKEN work. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Russ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 3:00 AM > Subject: RE: CFID > > > >I have never heard of the CFID being unique... CFID and CFTOKEN combination > > MIGHT be unique, but I have a feeling eventually you will run into dupes > > there as well... Why not just generate a UUID to store in the database? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Webmaster at FastTrack On Line > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 9:53 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: CFID > > > > Hi all, > > > > CFID and how it really works is something I've never got to the bottom of. > > I have never been able to find docs on MM that really explain it. > > > > Scenario - I run a dating site and each time a user registers I store the > > cfid against their user record in an ms sql table. > > > > I'm been told that CFID is a unique ID field and can't ever repeat. > > However, I have maybe 100 dupe records, those with the same CFID. > > > > How can that possible happen? > > > > Thanks in advance for any help explaining what's going on. > > > > Jenny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220465 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
