Re: unique ascending numbers
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 50179
interpreted = N
texte = No, this is used for a db interface application used by only one person.Thanks,On Friday, May 9, 2003, at 10:29 AM, Kenneth Grome 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) > > It's no big deal unless you have thousands of people getting new card > numbers every few minutes. You don't, do you? > > >> Can't I get something like the number of seconds since 1904 or >> something like that? > > You could if you wanted to figure out how to calculate it, but it does > not guarantee a unique value ... > > >> Wouldn't that work for me? Or not? > > Not if two people get a new cart value during the same second in time. > -- > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > ------------------------------------------------------------- > My programmers will write WebDNA code for you at $27 an hour! > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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No, this is used for a db interface application used by only one person.Thanks,On Friday, May 9, 2003, at 10:29 AM, Kenneth Grome 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) > > It's no big deal unless you have thousands of people getting new card > numbers every few minutes. You don't, do you? > > >> Can't I get something like the number of seconds since 1904 or >> something like that? > > You could if you wanted to figure out how to calculate it, but it does > not guarantee a unique value ... > > >> Wouldn't that work for me? Or not? > > Not if two people get a new cart value during the same second in time. > -- > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > ------------------------------------------------------------- > My programmers will write WebDNA code for you at $27 an hour! > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > > Signed: Marc Kaiwi ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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