Hi Ken,
I use GUIDs as my PK in almost all my clients' applications. They have the added advantage that, if you end up with a SQL Server backend, you won't need to add a GUID field to the table to enable replication -- you'll already have one.
Cheers,
Andrew
>We have a new client who has remote locations. The situation does not call for a wide area network with "on-line" capability. The client would rather give the branch locations the ability to operate on their own and pass data back and forth periodically.
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>This raises the issue of merging data and the worry about unique primary keys. I have heard about GUID keys as an alternative but, at the time, did not pay enough attention. Anyone have experience with this?
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>Thanks,
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>Ken
If we were to introduce Visual FoxBase+, would we be able to work from the dotNet Prompt?
From Top 22 Developer Responses to defects in Software
2. "It’s not a bug, it’s a feature."
1. "I thought I fixed that."
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