SessionID

Returns an ID unique to a session

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Jeremy Bante

https://github.com/jbante/

Sample input:

GetSessionID

Sample output:

1-2-063432871408T0000000-09445@000164451142466

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

/**
 * =====================================
 * SessionID
 * http://www.briandunning.com/cf/1276
 *
 * PURPOSE:
 * Returns an ID for the current session, unique to an instance of opening a
 * FileMaker file.
 *
 * RETURNS:
 * A (text-delimited) number
 *
 * PARAMETERS: none
 *
 * DEPENDENCIES:
 * UUIDNew: http://www.briandunning.com/cf/1220
 *
 * VARIABLES:
 * $$~SESSION_ID
 *
 * NOTES:
 * This version of GetSessionID uses a UUID based on creation timestamp and NIC
 * address. If privacy is a concern, the UUIDNew function can be replaced with a more suitable function, such as UUIDRandom.
 *
 * HISTORY:
 * CREATED on 2010-09-06 by Jeremy Bante <http://scr.im/jbante>.
 * INSPIRED by Twitter user @shintan
 * =====================================
 */

If ( $$~SESSION_ID;
	$$~SESSION_ID;
/*else*/
	Let ( $$~SESSION_ID = UUIDNew ; $$~SESSION_ID )
)

Returns an ID for the current session, unique to an instance of opening a FileMaker file.

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SessionID

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