GUID

[Guest]

I need to generate text files with uniqiue file names... how can I get VB.NEt
to give me GUID number that I can use in my filename? or is there a better
way of getting unique file names ?

Thanks in advance

 

[Mattias Sjögren]

how can I get VB.NEt
to give me GUID number that I can use in my filename?

Dim id As Guid = Guid.NewGuid()
Dim name As String = id.ToString()



Mattias

 

[Shiva]

Use Guid.NewGuid()

I need to generate text files with uniqiue file names... how can I get
VB.NEt
to give me GUID number that I can use in my filename? or is there a better
way of getting unique file names ?

Thanks in advance

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I need to generate text files with uniqiue file names... how can I get VB.NEt
to give me GUID number that I can use in my filename? or is there a better
way of getting unique file names ?

'System.IO.Path.GetTempFileName' if it's for a temporary file.

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\\\
Dim g As Guid = Guid.NewGuid()
g.ToString()
///