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Re: [amibroker] Re: Unique ID value



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you could try a combination of date and time like yymmddhhmm
or if issueing faster than that yymmddmmss


On 7/16/05, Steve Dugas <sjdugas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sounds like a plan! It probably wouldn't be too hard using the built-in file
> and num/string conversion functions.
> 
> Of course, I don't know what you are doing or how many ints you need, but
> here are a couple of other thoughts:
> 
> 1. Use static variables - allocated when AB starts, deallocated when AB
> shuts down.
> 2. Create a variable, populate it with Cum(1), and access it via looping
> code.
> 3. Create a dummy ticker and fill it with steadily incrementing numbers -
> then it would always be saved to disk and you could access it through the
> Foreign function.
> 
> Just more or less thinking out loud here...
> 
> Steve
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "hoolee0820" <hoolee0820@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 1:33 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Unique ID value
> 
> 
> > Thank you Steve, but Random # could be repeated, no quarantee it is
> > unique.
> >
> > Maybe only way is to save a number to the harddisk, and retrive and
> > add 1 and save again for later...
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Steve Dugas" <sjdugas@xxxx> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Random() function will generate a floating point number between
> > zero and
> >> one. I think AB keeps track of numbers with 7 or 8 digit precison,
> > so maybe
> >> something like this would work for you?
> >>
> >> UniqueInt = Int( Random() * 1000000 );
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "hoolee0820" <hoolee0820@xxxx>
> >> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 11:45 AM
> >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Unique ID value
> >>
> >>
> >> > Thanks, I'm aware of those functions. I ask around so that I don't
> >> > need to "re-invent the wheel".
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mrdavis9" <mrdavis9@xxxx>
> > wrote:
> >> >> Maybe you can be creative and use one or more of these math
> >> > functions .  Ron
> >> >> D
> >> >>
> >> >> Math functions
> >> >>
> >> >>   a.. abs - absolute value
> >> >>   b.. atan - arc tan
> >> >>   c.. CEIL - ceil value
> >> >>   d.. COS - cosine
> >> >>   e.. EXP - exponential function
> >> >>   f.. FLOOR - floor value
> >> >>   g.. FRAC - fractional part
> >> >>   h.. INT - integer part
> >> >>   i.. LOG - natural logarithm
> >> >>   j.. LOG10 - decimal logarithm
> >> >>   k.. MAX - maximum value of two numbers / arrays
> >> >>   l.. MIN - minimum value of two numbers / arrays
> >> >>   m.. PREC - adjust number of decimal points of floating point
> >> > number
> >> >>   n.. ROUND - round number to nearest integer
> >> >>   o.. sign - returns the sign of the number/array (AFL 2.50)
> >> >>   p.. SIN - sine function
> >> >>   q.. SQRT - square root
> >> >>   r.. tan - tangent function (AFL 1.0)
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "hoolee0820" <hoolee0820@xxxx>
> >> >> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 3:02 AM
> >> >> Subject: [amibroker] Unique ID value
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I need to generate a less than 10 digits unique integer, anyone
> >> > has an
> >> >> > idea?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > HL
> >> >> >
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