Hi,

I'm trying to generate a random GUID, but the method i'm using creates one full of 0's!

The code i'm trying is:

Public Shared Function NewGuid() As Guid
End Function

Then i'm calling this in my code:

Dim guidString As String
guidString = NewGuid.ToString()

I'm using VB.NET 1.1 On the Compact Framework.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Simon

Hi TechGnome,

You're right, less than helpful of Microsoft! On the bright side i've found a solution! There's a custom class on MSDN here:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa446557.aspx#ppcguidgen_topic4

This class returns a random GUIDjust asthe NewGuid() method of Guid does in the full-blown framework. Not as elegant, but if it works...

Many thanks for your input!

Best regards,

Simon

Hi dbasnett,

Thanks for your response. I came across that code as well, but it doesn't work on the framework i'm using . I get the following compile-time error:

'NewGuid' is not a member of 'System.Guid'.

The only option in intellisense in the properties and methods list for Guid is Guid.Empty, which is presumably what's being created in my original code, where the Guid is full of 0's. I've been using the code i found here:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.guid.newguid(VS.71).aspx

Kind regards,

Simon

I think you misinterpreted the code from MSDN there. The "code" sample that you linked to shows how THEY (MS) implemented it. What you need to do is define a variable as type GUID, then assign it a value returned from system.guid.newguid. However, the fact that you are using the CF.... throws a wrench into the mix...
According to the chart on this pagehttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.guid_members(VS.71).aspx... NewGuid isn't supported by the CF. In fact it seems to be the only thing not supported by the CF. How lame is that?

-tg

Hi TechGnome,

You're right, less than helpful of Microsoft! On the bright side i've found a solution! There's a custom class on MSDN here:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa446557.aspx#ppcguidgen_topic4

This class returns a random GUIDjust asthe NewGuid() method of Guid does in the full-blown framework. Not as elegant, but if it works...

Many thanks for your input!

Best regards,

Simon

i missed the Compact Framework, which has it's own forum

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/netfxcompact/threads/

see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa446557.aspx

Thanks for the links dbasnett - they're now bookmarked! They'll undoubtedly come in useful in the future.

Simon