Re: New Cart No. on same page
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 47342
interpreted = N
texte = on 1/31/03 1:43 PM, Matthew Bohne at matthewbohne@sanduskyregister.com so noted...> So, it's all occurring on one page. If I call a [cart] on that page, any > following carts will be the same number. > > So there is no [newcart] function?I've used this line of code for years to generate a unique, consistently-formatted value (generally for establishing internal relationships between database records, as the value is more machine-friendly than human).[date format=%y%m%d%H%M%S]-[getchars start=1&end=6][random][random][random][random][random][random][/getchars]*If* two numbers are generated in the same second and *if* the random number strings happen to hit the same sequence, you've got a problem. Probably don't want to use it in a case where you're generating billions of numbers per second. Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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on 1/31/03 1:43 PM, Matthew Bohne at matthewbohne@sanduskyregister.com so noted...> So, it's all occurring on one page. If I call a [cart] on that page, any > following carts will be the same number. > > So there is no [newcart] function?I've used this line of code for years to generate a unique, consistently-formatted value (generally for establishing internal relationships between database records, as the value is more machine-friendly than human).[date format=%y%m%d%H%M%S]-[getchars start=1&end=6][random][random][random][random][random][random][/getchars]*If* two numbers are generated in the same second and *if* the random number strings happen to hit the same sequence, you've got a problem. Probably don't want to use it in a case where you're generating billions of numbers per second. Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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