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 extra processing! > 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 sure they are unique. You could create a [random][random]_[math]{[date]}[/math][math]{[time]}[/math].Sincerely, Nitai Aventaggiato CEO-- Tools to energize your business Content Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil GmbH http://computeroil.com/ Unionstrasse 4 info@computeroil.com 8032 Zürich/Switzerland Tel: +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 extra processing! > 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 sure they are unique. You could create a [random][random]_[math]{[date]}[/math][math]{[time]}[/math].Sincerely, Nitai Aventaggiato CEO-- Tools to energize your business Content Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil GmbH http://computeroil.com/ Unionstrasse 4 info@computeroil.com 8032 Zürich/Switzerland Tel: +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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