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<LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" &lt;<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>&gt;</LI>
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&gt; From: Shawn Halpenny &lt;malachai#iname,com&gt;
&gt; On Apr 6,  8:23am, coder#ibm,net wrote:
&gt; &gt;   Objects have Unique IDs.
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&gt; I've been kicking this unique ID/object around as well, and was
&gt; wondering about how you generate them?  I haven't been able to find
&lt;snip&gt;
&gt; Any magical algorithms? :)

Well, I use an static double integer (64 bit).  I simply increment it every time I created 
an object.  On boot up, I save the highest object number loaded.
I've seen servers which recalculate all the object numbers at a reboot to recover
the holes.  I don't do this as of yet.

BTW Does anyone know how to create a "magic number" from any given size
block of memory?



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<LI><strong><A NAME="00050" HREF="msg00050.html">Re: Greetings. :)</A></strong>, 
Furball <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk</a>, Tue 08 Apr 1997, 17:16 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00051" HREF="msg00051.html">Re: Greetings. :)</A></strong>, 
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Wed 09 Apr 1997, 00:44 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00054" HREF="msg00054.html">Re: Greetings. :)</A></strong>, 
Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Wed 09 Apr 1997, 10:34 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00055" HREF="msg00055.html">Re: Greetings. :)</A></strong>, 
Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Wed 09 Apr 1997, 10:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00056" HREF="msg00056.html">Re: Greetings. :)</A></strong>, 
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Wed 09 Apr 1997, 10:49 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00058" HREF="msg00058.html">Re: Greetings. :)</A></strong>, 
Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Wed 09 Apr 1997, 11:04 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00059" HREF="msg00059.html">Re: Greetings. :)</A></strong>, 
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:rsh#dos,nortel.com">rsh#dos,nortel.com</a>, Wed 09 Apr 1997, 21:08 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00060" HREF="msg00060.html">Re: Greetings. :)</A></strong>, 
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:rsh#dos,nortel.com">rsh#dos,nortel.com</a>, Wed 09 Apr 1997, 21:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00062" HREF="msg00062.html">Re: Greetings. :)</A></strong>, 
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Wed 09 Apr 1997, 21:46 GMT
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