Your best bet would be to use a UUID: SELECT UUID(); +--------------------------------------+ | uuid() | +--------------------------------------+ | c712dc72-718d-102b-b3c8-97395a1766b9 | +--------------------------------------+
There are equivalents in various programming languages, although not in PHP. Regards, Jerry Schwartz The Infoshop by Global Information Incorporated 195 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341 www.the-infoshop.com www.giiexpress.com www.etudes-marche.com >-----Original Message----- >From: Garris, Nicole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 11:59 AM >To: mysql@lists.mysql.com >Subject: RE: Help needed > > Sorry, you can't prove uniqueness by running it against a hundred >thousand, million, or even a billion computers. (The billionth-and-first >computer could be the one with the non-unique ID.) You need a >mathematical proof to prove uniqueness. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Velen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 8:32 AM >To: Arthur Fuller >Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com >Subject: Re: Help needed > >Hi Arthur, > >Could you please tell this guy that it was not a virus and you tested it >without any problem? > >Thanks. > >Velen > > >On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 20:59 +0400, Velen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm testing a program and I need you assistance. >> >> Please unzip the file at http://www.biz-mu.com/PCID.zip and run the >program. > >Please supply a Linux version of your virus so I can test. > >-- >Daniel Kasak >IT Developer >NUS Consulting Group >Level 5, 77 Pacific Highway >North Sydney, NSW, Australia 2060 >T: (+61) 2 9922-7676 / F: (+61) 2 >9922 7989 >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >website: >http://www.nusconsulting.com.au > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Arthur Fuller > To: Velen > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:44 PM > Subject: Re: Help needed > > > On my main machine the PCID is 135184-45-4-10-1513-1. > > Hope it helps. > Arthur > > > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Velen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm testing a program and I need you assistance. > > Please unzip the file at http://www.biz-mu.com/PCID.zip and run the >program. It will display an ID, please mail me back the ID. > > If you can use it on several computers, it will be even better for >me, I need to have as much results as possible. > > The program i'm testing is supposed to create a unique ID for each >PC, this is why I need to test if it is really unique. > > This file is virus free and cannot do any harm to your PC. It is >however a voluntary testing. > > Thanks for your help in advance. > > > > Velen > > >-- >MySQL General Mailing List >For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql >To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >infoshop.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
