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Recordset::FileSeq(3pm) 				User Contributed Perl Documentation				   Recordset::FileSeq(3pm)

NAME
       DBIx::Recordset::FileSeq - Sequence generator in Filesystem

SYNOPSIS
	use DBIx::Recordset::FileSeq ;

	$self = DBIx::Recordset::FileSeq (undef, '/tmp/seq', $min, $max) ;

	$val1 = $self -> NextVal ('foo') ;
	$val2 = $self -> NextVal ('foo') ;
	$val3 = $self -> NextVal ('bar') ;

DESCRIPTION
       DBIx::Recordset::FileSeq generates unique numbers. State is kept in the filesystem. With the new constructor you specify the directory
       where the state is kept. (First parameter is a dummy values, that will receive the database handle from DBIx::Recordset, but you don't need
       it when you use it without DBIx::Recordset). Optionaly you can give a min and a max values, which will be used for new sequences.

       With NextVal you can get the next value for the sequence of the given name.

       The state if kept by haveing a file with the name

       seq.<seqencename>.<max>.<count>

       Each time the sequnce value increments the file is renamed. If the <max> if a numeric value the new value is checked against <max> and
       NextVal dies if the sequnce value increment above max.

AUTHOR
       G.Richter (richter@dev.ecos.de)

SEE ALSO
       DBIx::Recordset

perl v5.10.1							    2010-03-05						   Recordset::FileSeq(3pm)