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When developing FileMaker Pro solutions, we often find ourselves in need of unique record identifiers -- in cases where a simple serial number won't work. Perhaps new records are being created on handhelds or on non-networked machines and later imported, and we might want to preserve existing relational keys when we merge those records into the main system. In these instances, we get creative. A relevant puzzle is the classic birthday problem.
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