NAME
Win32::Guidgen - Perl extension that generates GUID strings.
SYNOPSIS
use strict;
use Win32::Guidgen;
my $guid = Win32::Guidgen::create();
print "New GUID is $guid\n";
DESCRIPTION
Win32::Guidgen generate Generates Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs).
It exposes 3 methods: C<create()>, C<gen()> and C<generate()>, which
all return a string formatted like the following sample:
{c200e360-38c5-11ce-ae62-08002b2b79ef}
where the successive fields break the GUID into the form
`DWORD'-`WORD'-`WORD'-`WORD'-`WORD'.`DWORD' covering the 128-bit GUID.
The string includes enclosing braces, which are an OLE convention.
EXPORT
None by default.
INSTALLATION
You install `Win32::Guidgen', as you would install any perl module
library, by running these commands:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
AUTHOR
`Win32::Guidgen' was written by Joe P. Hayes
*<joephayes@_NOSPAM_yahoo.com>* (Take out '_NOSPAM_', to send) in 2001.
Neil Hunt *<neilh@_NOSPAM_thehunts.id.au>* (Take out '_NOSPAM_', to send)
contributed a new version of the GUID generator in 2004.
LICENSE
The `Win32::Guidgen' module is Copyright (c) 2001 Joe P. Hayes. All
Rights Reserved.
You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
License or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file.
SUPPORT / WARRANTY
The `Win32::Guidgen' module is free software.
IT COMES WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
Commercial support for Perl can be arranged via The Perl Clinic. For
more details visit:
http://www.perlclinic.com
