I am using the following code in asp to define a unique and unpredictable record ID in Access.

<%
'GENERATE UNIQUE ID
Function genguid()
Dim Guid
guid = server.createobject("scriptlet.typelib".guid
guid=Left(guid,instr(guid,"}")
genguid=guid
genguid= replace(guid, "}", ""
genguid= replace(genguid, "{", ""
genguid= replace(genguid, "-", ""
genguid= replace(genguid, "'", ""
Set guid=nothing
end function


%>
<% Dim strIDFinal

strIDFinal = genguid

strIDFinal = strIDFinal
%>


I want to use strIDFinal to define a hidden field and I also use strIDFinal in the redirect url after record insertion.

MM_editRedirectUrl = "/greetings/mail_greeting_c.asp?messageID=" & strIDFinal & ""


The problem is that GUID is generating two separate IDs for the hidden field and the url

both use the same string variable: strIDFinal


Any help would be appreciated.

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Well no one responded, so I went elsewhere for assistance. But5, I'll post the solution for anyone else who might be curious.

This is what ended up working for me from your help.

&lt;%
Dim xGUID
xGUID = ""
Call genguid(xGUID)

' Now it is in a local variable (xGUID) and can be used many times
Response.Write(xGUID) ' to test output


%&gt;


&lt;%
'GENERATE UNIQUE ID

Function genguid(xGUID)
Dim Guid
guid = server.createobject("scriptlet.typelib".guid
guid=Left(guid,instr(guid,"}")
xGUID=guid
Set guid=nothing

xGUID= replace(xGUID, "}", ""
xGUID= replace(xGUID, "{", ""
xGUID= replace(xGUID, "-", ""
xGUID= replace(xGUID, "'", ""


End function
%&gt;


I defined my form variable as:
MessageID = &lt;%= (xGUID) %&gt;



My redirect url was:
MM_editRedirectUrl = "/greetings/mail_greeting_c.asp?messageID=" & CStr(Request.form("MessageID") & ""


The problem was in the redirect URL.
If I tried:

MM_editRedirectUrl = "/greetings/mail_greeting_c.asp?messageID=" & (xGUID) & ""

My ID in the URL turned out to be different than my form variable.