Generate GUID

April 1st, 2008 by

daniva

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GUID (global unique identifier) is a term used by Microsoft for a number that its programming generates to create a unique identity for an entity such as a Word document. GUIDs are widely used in Microsoft products to identify interfaces, replica sets, records, and other objects. Different kinds of objects have different kinds of GUIDs - for instance, a Microsoft Access database uses a 16-byte field to establish a unique identifier for replication.

Generate random string

April 1st, 2008 by

daniva

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Sometimes we need to generate a random string to use in our tests. The following code generates a random string of alpha characters. You can extend the function to generate additional strings.