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AskSQLTeam
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 Posted - 2003-04-04 : 07:36:54
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samsekar
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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Posted - 2003-04-04 : 09:06:52
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BOL Says..A GUID is a unique binary number; no other computer in the world will generate a duplicate of that GUID value. The main use for a GUID is for assigning an identifier that must be unique in a network that has many computers at many sites.generates new uniqueidentifier values from the identification number of their network card plus a unique number from the CPU clock.Nothing to worry.. Sekar~~~~Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of your journey. |
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uniqueidentifier / GUID seeds in merge replication