> > > > *] I need to generate a RANDOM UNIQUE number for every new record.
Is
> > there an
> > > > *] easy way to accomplish this inside of mySQL.
> > > > *]
> >
> > What are the requirements for 'random' and 'unique'? Do you need some
sort
> > of cryptographic randomness? Does uniqueness be kept
On Thu, 24 May 2001, Aigars Grins wrote:
> > > *] I need to generate a RANDOM UNIQUE number for every new record. Is
> there an
> > > *] easy way to accomplish this inside of mySQL.
> > > *]
>
> What are the requirements for 'random' and 'unique'? Do you need some sort
> of cryptographic randomne
> > *] I need to generate a RANDOM UNIQUE number for every new record. Is
there an
> > *] easy way to accomplish this inside of mySQL.
> > *]
What are the requirements for 'random' and 'unique'? Do you need some sort
of cryptographic randomness? Does uniqueness be kept across tables?
If you 'onl
> *] I need to generate a RANDOM UNIQUE number for every new record. Is there an
> *] easy way to accomplish this inside of mySQL.
> *]
>
> The way I do this for session ids is through a perl function that I
> wrote a long time ago. Essentially I create a really long string of
> mixed case al
On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 02:22:02PM -0400, Dave Carter spake thusly:
*] I need to generate a RANDOM UNIQUE number for every new record. Is there an
*] easy way to accomplish this inside of mySQL.
*]
The way I do this for session ids is through a perl function that I
wrote a long time ago. Essen
I need to generate a RANDOM UNIQUE number for every new record. Is there an
easy way to accomplish this inside of mySQL.
TIA
Dave Carter
Chief Web Architect
Accelerated Business Technologies, Inc.
http://www.abti.cc
717.464.2970
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