How to Auto Generate 9 Digit Alpha Numeric Code

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10 years 10 months ago #237676 by naturallink

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We would need only the 9 digit formatted number stored. Client is very specific about the UUID. Have been trying to convince them otherwise - if they used 13 digits would make life much simpler. Problem is they have to put the UUID on hard printed material some of which is quite small.

What i have asked client is if we can go with 13 digit for the beta, then ill tackle the 9 digit code later.

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10 years 10 months ago #237694 by krileon

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You can have 9 digit if you want 9 digit. The below will generate ???-???-??? formatted random string.

Code:

CONCAT_WS( '-', SUBSTRING( REPLACE( UUID(), '-', '' ), 1, 3 ), SUBSTRING( REPLACE( UUID(), '-', '' ), 4, 3 ), SUBSTRING( REPLACE( UUID(), '-', '' ), 7, 3 ) )

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10 years 10 months ago #237736 by naturallink

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tried using this with auto actions query - placed above code in query action and upon registration we get error:0

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10 years 10 months ago #237802 by krileon

Replied by krileon on topic How to Auto Generate 9 Digit Alpha Numeric Code

You can't directly copy and paste it. It's just a function usage. It's not a complete query. You need to implement its usage as either a select query or as an insert query to insert the value into the database.

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