in reply to Uniquely identifying each & every html template

My question is HOW am i suppose to identify each and every html webpage i have, without the need of editing and embedding a string containing a number for them.

The full pathname of each file is already a unique identifier, why do you need a number also?

Converting the unique name to a unique number can be done in any number of ways:

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Re^2: Uniquely identifying each & every html template
by Nik (Initiate) on Jan 21, 2013 at 15:24 UTC
    Why there is a need to Convert the unique filename to a unique number? How is this gonna help?
    The hash is a mathematical algorithm of producing a string based on a contents file BUT in my case i stated that:

    the .html file can be:

    1. renamed
    2. moved
    3. contents altered (hash is based on files contents, so that will fail)

    We need some other attribute to identify a file because relying on the above attributes will only produce DOUBLE counters for the modifies file.
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      Why there is a need to Convert the unique filename to a unique number? How is this gonna help?

      Why are you asking me the same question as I asked you?

      The hash is a mathematical algorithm of producing a string based on a contents file

      I showed the hash operating on the file path, not its content.

      the .html file can be: 1. renamed 2. moved 3. contents altered

      Thus, you want to be able to consider two files with different names, different locations and different contents as "the same file".

      Without you arranging to place some piece of information within those files that can be searched for, to uniquely identify them; those criteria mean that any two files could be considered the same, which is a nonsense; which is why I ignored the possibility that you actually meant that; and assumed your description was lacking precision.

      However, inserting a piece of information -- say a custom html-like tag or html comment -- into each html file -- regardless of whether the are 100's 1000's or 100s of 1000s would be the works of a few minutes. At least it would be for Perl.

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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        those criteria mean that any two files could be considered the same, which is a nonsense; which is why I ignored the possibility that you actually meant that; and assumed your description was lacking precision.
        No, it is not a nonsense. Imagine me in real life:

        1. i'am altering my real name
        2. i'am changing the location of where i live
        3. i face lift myself.

        Am i not still the same person i used to be?
        However, inserting a piece of information -- say a custom html-like tag or html comment -- into each html file -- regardless of whether the are 100's 1000's or 100s of 1000s would be the works of a few minutes. At least it would be for Perl.
        And what if the .html page gets rewritten by DreamWeaver or Joomla and the certain piece of information is overwwitten, thus gets lost?
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