GENERATE-UUID function

Generates a universally unique identifier (UUID), as a 16-byte RAW value.

Syntax 

 

GENERATE-UUID

Example 

The following code fragment illustrates how to use the GENERATE-UUID function:

 

DEFINE VARIABLE MyUUID     AS RAW       NO-UNDO. DEFINE VARIABLE Base64UUID AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO.   ASSIGN   MyUUID     = GENERATE-UUID   Base64UUID = BASE64-ENCODE(MyUUID).

You can use the GENERATE-UUID function with the BASE64-ENCODE function to generate a UUID and convert it to use in a Base64 character index. You can also remove the two trailing Base64 pad characters to reduce the size of the UUID. For example:

 

SUBSTRING(BASE64-ENCODE(GENERATE-UUID), 1, 22)

See also 

BASE64-ENCODE function, GUID function