Re: uniqueidentifier

From: Adam Witney <awitney(at)sghms(dot)ac(dot)uk>
To: Mark Leicester <mark(dot)leicester(at)energyintellect(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: uniqueidentifier
Date: 2003-01-16 10:55:30
Message-ID: BA4C4022.F670%a.witney@sghms.ac.uk
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I don't know if this is the same as what you are after but there is a
project on gborg...

http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/uniqueidentifier/projdisplay.php

But from the description it may have the same trouble as regards to e2fs as
you mention....

HTH

Adam

> Hi there,
> I've successfully installed Postgres 7.3.1 on MAC OS X 10.2.3 and am keen to
> get started porting some MSSQL databases to Postgres.
> The problem I have struck is that there is no equivalent to MSSQL's
> uniqueidentifier datatype in Postgres.
> I have seen the implementation for Linux at http://www.taurussoft.org/ but
> that relies on the e2fs libraries for uuid generation.
> Has anyone ported the uniqueidentifier for the Mac, or can anyone give me
> tips on plugging the linux implementation into the mac uuid libraries.
> Thanks in advance,
> Mark.
>

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