UUID stands for Universally Unique IDentifier, GUID for Globally Unique
IDentifier. The correct way to construct these identifiers is described
in RFC 4122 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt>, ITU-T Rec. X.667
<http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com17/oid.html> and ISO/IEC
11578:1996 <http://www.iso.ch/cate/d2229.html>.
If you go to http://www.famkruithof.net/uuid/uuidgen, this site will
generate a unique identifier
for you to use for any application, data base or record. Press refresh
in browser to generate a new one. I haven't figured out
how useful it would be in Legacy. Windows uses a form of this identifier
in the registry to identify applications.
Fred Schwilk
San Jose, California
ronald ferguson wrote:
Jim,
My understanding has always been that in Gedcoms UID stands fo "Unique Identifier" and
*not* "Universal ID"
Ron Ferguson
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] "Universal Identifier"
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:18:50 -0600
A Universal Identifier is a unique ID assigned to a particular record
created at a particular time on a particular system. Identical records
created at the same time on different systems will have different Universal
Identifiers. Legacy creates?/maintains Universal Identifiers and will export
them in gedcoms (tag = _UID) but I've found no way so far to view them from
within the program.
Jim Rickenbacker
Kingwood, TX
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Owen Berio"
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Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 10:16 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] "Universal Identifier"
While searching for persons in my family tree I often see a "Universal
Identifier" in conjunction with a person. What is a "Universal
Identifier" and how is it arrived at? Can it be used with Legacy
software?
Thanks,
Owen
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