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On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Jerry C. Adams <midrange@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Plus the mathematical odds of the same customer getting
assigned the same order number years later seem kinda
long.

The chance is small, yes; but it has happened to us at my workplace.
In cases where this can be prevented cheaply (one more line of code,
no measurable loss of performance), I take the opportunity to do so.
Granted, it's not always so cheap (such as when the files are poorly
designed and don't even have dates to check!).

John

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