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Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:59:07 +1100
Subject: Re: Using filepath method to identify an .html page
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On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:47 PM, Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> wrote:
> What i want to do, is to associate a number to an html page's absolute path for to be able to use that number for my database relations instead of the BIG absolute path string.
>
> so to get an integer out of a string i would just have to type:
>
> pin = int( htmlpage )
>
> But would that be unique?

The absolute path probably isn't that big. Just use it. Any form of
hashing will give you a chance of a collision.

ChrisA