Re: Likelihood of a duplicate
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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
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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/
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