NAME
    Data::GUID::Any - Generic interface for GUID creation

VERSION
    This documentation describes version 0.002.

SYNOPSIS
         use Data::GUID::Any 'guid_as_string';
     
     my $guid = guid_as_string();

DESCRIPTION
    This module is a generic wrapper around various ways of obtaining
    Globally Unique ID's (GUID's). It will use any of the following, listed
    from most preferred to least preferred:

    *   Data::GUID

    *   Data::UUID

    *   Data::UUID::LibUUID

    *   UUID

    *   Win32 (using GuidGen())

    *   UUID::Generator::PurePerl

    *   APR::UUID (random)

    *   UUID::Random (random)

    *   uuid (external program)

    If none are available when Data::GUID::Any is installed, it will add
    Data::GUID as a prerequisite.

USAGE
  guid_as_string()
         my $guid = guid_as_string();

    Returns a guid in string format with upper-case hex characters:

       FA2D5B34-23DB-11DE-B548-0018F34EC37C

    Except for modules that only produce random GUID's, these are 'version
    1' GUID's.

BUGS
    Please report any bugs or feature requests using the CPAN Request
    Tracker web interface at
    <http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=Data-GUID-Any>

    When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch
    to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

SEE ALSO
    *   RFC 4122 <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122>

AUTHOR
    David A. Golden (DAGOLDEN)

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
    Copyright (c) 2009 by David A. Golden. All rights reserved.

    Licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You may not
    use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of the
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    License from http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

    Files produced as output though the use of this software, shall not be
    considered Derivative Works, but shall be considered the original work
    of the Licensor.

    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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