Re: unique ascending numbers
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 50185
interpreted = N
texte = >On Friday, May 9, 2003, at 10:47 AM, John Peacock wrote: > >> ... There is no reason you cannot use the [cart] even if it is of >> varying length. The [cart] is guaranteed to be unique, no matter how >> many people are hitting the site at the exact same instant. I >> wouldn't get too wrapped up in recreating that particular wheel. > >Yeah [cart] would be the perfect tool but I still need the ascending >set of numbers. Just out of curiosity I swear I thought that [cart] >used to produce an ever increasing number ...???It does create an alphabetically ever increasing value, i.e treat/sort is as text and not a number and you're home. -- ************************************************************* Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 25 85 85 Ljusa Idéer AB SE-200 39 Malmoe Fax +46 40 25 85 89 Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>On Friday, May 9, 2003, at 10:47 AM, John Peacock wrote: > >> ... There is no reason you cannot use the [cart] even if it is of >> varying length. The [cart] is guaranteed to be unique, no matter how >> many people are hitting the site at the exact same instant. I >> wouldn't get too wrapped up in recreating that particular wheel. > >Yeah [cart] would be the perfect tool but I still need the ascending >set of numbers. Just out of curiosity I swear I thought that [cart] >used to produce an ever increasing number ...???It does create an alphabetically ever increasing value, i.e treat/sort is as text and not a number and you're home. -- ************************************************************* Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 25 85 85 Ljusa Idéer AB SE-200 39 Malmoe Fax +46 40 25 85 89 Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se------------------------------------------------------------- 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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