Is this some sort of CLSID or code ID?? Please explain

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Is this some sort of CLSID or code ID?? Please explain

Post by Developer » Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:52 am

Hi,

I found this in the Fat12.inc file:
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%ifndef __FAT12_INC_67343546FDCC56AAB872_INCLUDED__
%define __FAT12_INC_67343546FDCC56AAB872_INCLUDED__
==================================

What are the numbers? And why use them?

67343546FDCC56AAB872 <--

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Re: Is this some sort of CLSID or code ID?? Please explain

Post by Developer » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:13 am

Any reply?

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Re: Is this some sort of CLSID or code ID?? Please explain

Post by Mike » Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:07 pm

Hello,

While we dont use them for in-house projects they can be used to avoid collisions with another fat12.inc file or similar.
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Re: Is this some sort of CLSID or code ID?? Please explain

Post by Developer » Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:24 pm

Mike wrote:Hello,

While we dont use them for in-house projects they can be used to avoid collisions with another fat12.inc file or similar.
Thanks for your reply, can those numbers be RANDOM?

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Re: Is this some sort of CLSID or code ID?? Please explain

Post by pathos » Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:46 pm

Developer wrote:
Mike wrote:Hello,

While we dont use them for in-house projects they can be used to avoid collisions with another fat12.inc file or similar.
Thanks for your reply, can those numbers be RANDOM?
Yes.

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Re: Is this some sort of CLSID or code ID?? Please explain

Post by Developer » Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:29 pm

pathos wrote:
Developer wrote:
Mike wrote:Hello,

While we dont use them for in-house projects they can be used to avoid collisions with another fat12.inc file or similar.
Thanks for your reply, can those numbers be RANDOM?
Yes.
Thanks!

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