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Created February 20, 2012 15:53
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Convert a GUID to a smaller (unique) GUID
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GuidToShortGuid.cs
public static string GuidToShortGuid(Guid gooid)
{
string encoded = Convert.ToBase64String(gooid.ToByteArray());
encoded = encoded.Replace("/", "_").Replace("+", "-");
return encoded.Substring(0, 22);
}
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