Visual Studio has a Create GUID tool (Tools > Create GUID).
What is it for? Can you remember what was the last time you used it?
I just can't imagine why i should copy into the clipboard a new GUID with that tool.
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sharptooth
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Which version of Visual Studio? – Robin Day Aug 28 '09 at 10:29
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Could the purpose of the 'Create GUID tool' be to... create GUIDs? Maybe the question you should be asking is why you would need a GUID. – nilamo Aug 29 '09 at 00:32
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It's a very useful tool for those who develop and maintain COM components. Need to introduce a new registry-exposed class or interface? You need a new GUID. With this tool you click "New GUID", select "Registry format", copy it to the clipborad and then paste into a IDL file.
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WiX (installer toolkit) projects require a lot of GUIDs. I use it often and often.
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I've used it many times to get a GUID without having to write and run some code or open SQL Management Studio.
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Absolutely, I have gone into my database SOOO Many times to copy a stinking Guid out of the database... I wish I had a feature like this! – Zoidberg Aug 28 '09 at 10:28
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GUIDs are very useful when you wish to create a unique identifier to a resource.
In C# you can use :
System.Guid.NewGuid();
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[Guid("8B92766B-825F-409d-BC32-B3723D617A93"), ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None), ProgId("Apollo.WS"), ComVisible(true)]
public sealed class WS : ServicedComponent, IWSFSAPLProxy {}
Here you have. That GUID came from the Create GUID tool
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