Guid

[Jim Heavey]

When I use the new(Guid), the GUID which is generated is all zeros. Is
there a technique for the system to assign a real Guid? Do I have to
manually calculate a GUID?

[Paul Cooper]

When you need the system to generate a new Guid there is a
static member of the Guid class that allows you to do this.

Try:
uidTest = Guid.NewGuid()

Regards
Paul

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[Jim Heavey]

I tried this method, but it returns all zeros...is there some sort of
setting that I am missing?

[Roy Fine]

Jim

each of these:
System.Guid x = new System.Guid();
System.Guid x;
will create an instance of a Guid type (the first will be initialized by the
default ctor, the second will be uninitialized) - and as you reported, the
default initialized value is set to all zeros. To get a value that is
globally unique in time and space, use the static NewGuid() method.
Something like this:

System.Guid x = System.Guid.NewGuid();
or
System.Guid x;
....
x = System.Guid.NewGuid();

regards
roy fine

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[Hadi]

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> I tried this method, but it returns all zeros...is there some sort of
> setting that I am missing?
>

Odd that;s really how people creates new GUID, are you sure you are checking
the right variable etc?

Hadi

[anon...@discussions.microsoft.com]

Im having the same problem....

returns all zeros

Guid GUID = new Guid();
values.Add("userid", GUID.ToString());

userid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

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[Chris Torgerson]

Code should be as follows:
Guid GUID = Guid.NewGuid();
values.Add("userid", GUID.ToString());

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