Re: GUID function in pgsql?

On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 13:04:47 +0100,
me(at)alternize(dot)com wrote:
> >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...

Probably because it is not very general and it is easy to generate a string
matching whatever format your app expects without much work.