UUID

[milesg]

How can I generate a UUID in Winbatch?

[ChuckC]

guid1 = ObjectClrNew( 'System.Guid' )

; The class [System.Guid] has a static method, NewGuid(), that generates a random GUID/UUID value.
;  However, I'm not sure how to get WinBatch to execute the static method on the class itself,
;  so we take the class instance in "guid1" and use it to invoke the static method.

newguid = guid1.NewGuid()

Pause( 'GUID', 'newguid = ':newguid.ToString('b') )

[td]

As you have discovered, WIL scopes static members by using "classobject.staticmember" syntax.

[ChuckC]

Noted for future reference.

[stanl]

As you have discovered, WIL scopes static members by using "classobject.staticmember" syntax.

Not really related but I'm just beginning to learn the use of :: in PS - aha moment, it's a static member as opposed to . which generates an instance

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[guid]::NewGuid()