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  • Subject: Re: Base utility?
  • From: Peter Coffin <phcoffin@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 14:39:09 -0500

> Tony wrote:
>
> > I need some help. I have to find a way to squeeze as many unique
> identifiers
> > as I can into two positions. I also need it to increment easily.
>
> <<snip>>
>
> How about binary?  Increments easily enough.

Sounded like he needed file identifiers, so not all characters are permitted.

For that matter, the AS/400's character set is non-contiguous...

Peter H. Coffin
phcoffin@us.ibm.com
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