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Robert_Sutcliff
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Dec 03, 2009

How random is rand()?

Hi,   How random is the tcl rand function?     We're currently using it to generate a unique(ish) value for each request we process - using a code bloc like this     se...
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Kai_Wilke
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Jan 27, 2017

Hi Folks,

I'm using a combination of the TMM_ID and a Timestamp to create unique request IDs that will never colide.

 

set uniqueID [TMM::cmp_unit][clock clicks]

 

Cheers, Kai