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UUID.Number

Creates new UUID number.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
UUID 8.2 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "UUID.Number" )

Parameters

none

Result

Returns UUID as number or error.

Description

Creates new UUID number.
Same as Get(UUIDNumber) in FileMaker 17, but works for older FileMaker versions, too.

Examples

Create new number:

MBS( "UUID.Number" )

Convert from one to other direction:

Let ( [
u = MBS( "UUID.Number" ) ;
n = MBS( "UUID.FromNumber"; u );
b = MBS( "UUID.ToNumber"; n ) ];
u & ¶ & n & ¶ & b )

See also

Release notes

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Created 16th May 2018, last changed 16th May 2018


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