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Re^2: Generate a unique IDby BrowserUk (Patriarch) |
on Nov 15, 2010 at 16:13 UTC ( [id://871500]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
The application requires temporary spill files that need to have unique names that prevent one copy of the program picking up the wrong files. Whether they've been left lying around from a previous aborted run, or because two copies are running concurrently. Installing a DB just for this purpose is not a viable option. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
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