Re: GUID function in pgsql?

> Bruno's advise is still valid. If you google around a bit, you'll across
> explanations like the one in
> http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/02/11/71307.aspx

i know how a guid is programmatically generated. but that's not the point
here. i'm wondering why pgsql does not come with a predefined function that
already provides this functionality. it would ease the move from other dbms
systems quite alot. it's not about arguing whether or not encoding a
mac-adress into the guid is a good thing. it's more about what people need
when they want to favor pgsql over mssql and migrate existing systems into
the new environement...

Aleksandar Dezelin suggested this project:
> http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/pguuid/projdisplay.php

this seems to provide just about what i would need. the project is not yet
ported to the win32 pgsql version tho, but its author is currently porting
it. would be nice to see it in the next pgsql version's contrib ;-)

- thomas