Re^3: Finding the lowest available UIDs

If your UIDs get too high, either add a test in the loop (no need to do anything if the UID is above 250), or use a hash instead of an array.

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Re^4: Finding the lowest available UIDs by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Nov 12, 2008 at 17:24 UTC
I know. :) I was remarking upon the suitability of posting an open ended while statement without such a test or safety valve. In the interests of full disclosure: I brought down a production server (internal, anyway) once with a similar snippet. So the beam in my eye is substantial.	[reply]