22.11.2016 21:01, 'Leyne, Sean' s...@broadviewsoftware.com [firebird-support] wrote: >> There would be a lot of advantage, for Firebird, in using this kind of guid? > > Yes, Firebird indexes use prefix compression so the leading 14 chars of the > above values > would be stored under a single entry.
For that Microsoft invented "sequential GUID" quite a lot time ago. BTW: CHAR(16) CHARACTER SET OCTETS is a better way to keep GUID in database. -- WBR, SD. ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit http://www.firebirdsql.org and click the Documentation item on the main (top) menu. Try FAQ and other links from the left-side menu there. Also search the knowledgebases at http://www.ibphoenix.com/resources/documents/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firebird-support/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firebird-support/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: firebird-support-dig...@yahoogroups.com firebird-support-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: firebird-support-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
