Re: Likelihood of a duplicate

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62208
interpreted = N
texte = You are correct as to your assumption. You could also use your date method and add [random][random][random] to the end and I doubt anyone would duplicate that. Since you are already using 14 characters going to [cart] would be the easier and more exacting solution. On Jun 14, 2005, at 1:10 PM, Lester wrote: > I assign an id to a new entry not by [cart] but by > [date][time] so that an id might appear like: > 20050614115518 and so forth > > out of 2000+ posts I had maybe 2 instances or so where > the exact same id was generated, meaning 2 individuals > made a post at the exact same time (within that one > sec I guess) I'm pretty sure thats the case, as this > site sorta has "peak periods" i'm learning > > I just never thought 2 people would be posting at the > same exact second I guess.... > > If those same 2 people were "again" posting in such a > close time frame, within that same second of time, am > I safe to assume that using [cart] as a unique ID > would not generate a duplcate? ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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You are correct as to your assumption. You could also use your date method and add [random][random][random] to the end and I doubt anyone would duplicate that. Since you are already using 14 characters going to [cart] would be the easier and more exacting solution. On Jun 14, 2005, at 1:10 PM, Lester wrote: > I assign an id to a new entry not by [cart] but by > [date][time] so that an id might appear like: > 20050614115518 and so forth > > out of 2000+ posts I had maybe 2 instances or so where > the exact same id was generated, meaning 2 individuals > made a post at the exact same time (within that one > sec I guess) I'm pretty sure thats the case, as this > site sorta has "peak periods" i'm learning > > I just never thought 2 people would be posting at the > same exact second I guess.... > > If those same 2 people were "again" posting in such a > close time frame, within that same second of time, am > I safe to assume that using [cart] as a unique ID > would not generate a duplcate? ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Bob Minor

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