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CreateGUID()

Last updated July 17, 2001

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Nathan Dintenfass
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Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: StrLib

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Description:
Modifies the CF CreateUUID() function to return a UUID in the form that Microsoft uses.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<CFOUTPUT>
CreateGUID returns #CreateGUID()#<BR>
</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

No arguments.

Full UDF Source:

	
	<cfscript>
/**
 * Returns a UUID in the Microsoft form.
 * 
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Nathan Dintenfass (nathan@changemedia.com) 
 * @version 1, July 17, 2001 
 */
function CreateGUID() {
    return insert("-", CreateUUID(), 23);
}
</cfscript>