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How to generate a GUID in VBScript?

I want to generate GUID strings in VBScript. I know that there's no built-in function in VBScript for generating one. I don't want to use random-generated GUIDs. Maybe there is an ActiveX object that can be created using CreateObject() that is sure to be installed on (newer) Windows versions that can generate a GUID?

Solution

  • How Can I Create a GUID Using a Script? (in: Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog) says this:

    Set TypeLib = CreateObject("Scriptlet.TypeLib")
Wscript.Echo TypeLib.Guid

    However, note that Scriptlet.TypeLib.Guid returns a null-terminated string, which can cause some things to ignore everything after the GUID. To fix that, you might need to use:

    Set TypeLib = CreateObject("Scriptlet.TypeLib")
myGuid = TypeLib.Guid
myGuid = Left(myGuid, Len(myGuid)-2)
Wscript.Echo myGuid