I'm using DB_File DB_BTREE for an image upload script. I have it setup like $image{localtime()} = "$imageinfo";. I was wondering how localtime really works.

Since I'm using localtime as a key, I was wondering what would happen if I set it up so four files can be uploaded on the same page. Would they overwrite eachother (because they'd all share the same key) or would localtime be different for each image?

I guess the question is, is localtime determined when all the information is passed, or just when that piece of information is passed (where there would be a fraction of a second difference between image processing)?

Thank you fellow monks for your help.

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sulfericacid

edited: Sun Jul 27 15:24:06 2003 by jeffa - title change (was: localtime [278160])

In reply to Using localtime() as a unique identifier by sulfericacid

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