Re: [Libphidget-devel] serial numbers

[Vadim T. <vt...@fr...>]

fit...@ph... wrote:
> 
> > >
> > > USBStringDescription3:
> > >      db Ch          ; Length, db is a byte
> > >      db 03h         ; 3 is a string descriptor
> > >      dsu "00001";   ; string, defined in Unicode.
> > >
> > > So you see that I'm using 5 digits only.  There is nothing to prevent me
> > > from stretching this when I reach 99,999.  Be nice if that change didn't
> > > break code.
> >
> > Will a serial ever be anything more than a number, making full use of
> > unicode?
> 
> I don't see any reason to complicate matters.  So, it should be safe to
> use the straightforward algorithm that you have right now.

Just a thought: why does the serial number have to be a number, no
matter how coded? Give you an example: az93c12 - what's wrong with this
number?

What's the primary purpose of the serial number? Let me guess: unique
identifier?

I sincerely hope that you will run out of serial numbers ;)

> Chester

--vt