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C# Comb Guid generation
// C# Comb Guid generation
// Found at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/665417/sequential-guid-in-linq-to-sql/2187898#2187898
Guid GenerateComb()
{
byte[] destinationArray = Guid.NewGuid().ToByteArray();
DateTime time = new DateTime(0x76c, 1, 1);
DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
TimeSpan span = new TimeSpan(now.Ticks - time.Ticks);
TimeSpan timeOfDay = now.TimeOfDay;
byte[] bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(span.Days);
byte[] array = BitConverter.GetBytes((long) (timeOfDay.TotalMilliseconds / 3.333333));
Array.Reverse(bytes);
Array.Reverse(array);
Array.Copy(bytes, bytes.Length - 2, destinationArray, destinationArray.Length - 6, 2);
Array.Copy(array, array.Length - 4, destinationArray, destinationArray.Length - 4, 4);
return new Guid(destinationArray);
}
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