Alex Pilosov writes:

> I don't think you know what UUID is. It is NOT just a unique randon
> number. There are specific rules for construction of such number, specific
> rules for comparison of numbers (no, its not bit-by-bit), thus a datatype
> is most appropriate answer.

A data type may be appropriate for storing these values, but not for
generating them.  Functions generate stuff, data types store stuff.

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net   http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter

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