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  3. March 2003

RE: "Reference #"

You're going to have to do that with a random number as well, in order
to ensure that it doesn't duplicate.

At least with a sequential number, there's only one number to track, you
just keep adding to it.   With random, you have to keep all of the numbers
you've ever generated to ensure that it doesn't duplicate.

On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Booth Martin wrote:
>
> mainly because if you use a sequential number you have to maintain it, back
> it up, restore it, view it, etc.  Why bother?
>

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