Re: unique ascending numbers
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 50176
interpreted = N
texte = On 9.5.2003 19:06 Uhr, Marc Kaiwi
wrote:> Humm, I was hoping to avoid throwing in an extra search just to> retrieve the last SKU number in the db. (I have a thing about extra> processing simply because it's easy)Do you have 5.x? If so then use &autonumber=field and you are done, no extraprocessing! > Can't I get something like the number of seconds since 1904 or> something like that? Wouldn't that work for me? Or not?Yes, you can, but still for safety I would throw in a random to make surethey are unique. You could create a[random][random]_[math]{[date]}[/math][math]{[time]}[/math].Sincerely,Nitai AventaggiatoCEO-- Tools to energize your businessContent Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil GmbH http://computeroil.com/Unionstrasse 4 info@computeroil.com8032 Zürich/SwitzerlandTel: +41 (0)43 333 1 555-------------------------------------------------------------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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On 9.5.2003 19:06 Uhr, Marc Kaiwi wrote:> Humm, I was hoping to avoid throwing in an extra search just to> retrieve the last SKU number in the db. (I have a thing about extra> processing simply because it's easy)Do you have 5.x? If so then use &autonumber=field and you are done, no extraprocessing! > Can't I get something like the number of seconds since 1904 or> something like that? Wouldn't that work for me? Or not?Yes, you can, but still for safety I would throw in a random to make surethey are unique. You could create a[random][random]_[math]{[date]}[/math][math]{[time]}[/math].Sincerely,Nitai AventaggiatoCEO-- Tools to energize your businessContent Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil GmbH http://computeroil.com/Unionstrasse 4 info@computeroil.com8032 Zürich/SwitzerlandTel: +41 (0)43 333 1 555-------------------------------------------------------------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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