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     Generate a globally unique identifier (GUID)
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    <para>
     Generates a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) and returns it as a string.
     A GUID is generated in the same way as DCE UUID's, except that the
     Microsoft convention is to enclose a GUID in curly braces.
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     See also <function>uuid_create</function> in the PECL uuid extension.
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