RE: [Algorithms] GUIDs

[Scott B. <sc...@ga...>]

Win32 GUID's are based on the algorithm used by OSF's DCE. Here's a starting
point:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/books/inole/S10E8
.HTM

Check out the last paragraph...talks about where to find the actual spec for
the algorithm.

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: gda...@li...
[mailto:gda...@li...]On Behalf Of Matthew
Davies
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 1:59 AM
To: Algorithms List (E-mail)
Subject: [Algorithms] GUIDs


Hi,

Does anyone know the algorithm or have source code describing the way
CoGuidCreate or UuidCreate generates the GUIDs?  Or perhaps there's a cross
platform solution to generating globally unique identifiers?

Regards,
Matt J. Davies
Programmer
Acclaim Studios Ltd.
Lansdown Road,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
United Kingdom,
GL50 2JA.
Tel: +44 (0) 1242 533 682
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