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C# & Databases - Creating a unique identifer (See related posts)

Creating a new GUID in C# is not as straightforward as one would think. Calling the constructor of System.Guid() will produce a GUID of all zeroes. Using System.Guid.NewGuid() will produce the desired effect of a new, unique identifier. 

// produces a "blank" GUID: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'
System.Guid blankGuid = new System.Guid(); 

// produces a new, unique GUID: '96d36892-6eed-400c-91f8-a194f3522fae'
System.Guid desiredGuid = System.Guid.NewGuid();
to c# .net guid unique identifier by Ozymandias on Wed May 10 20:40:13 -0400 2006

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