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Description:
Returns true if the string is a MS SQL GUID.

Return Values:
Returns a boolean.

Example:

<cfset t = arrayNew(1)>
<cfset t[1] = "ray">
<cfset t[2] = createUUID()>
<cfset t[3] = createGUID()>

<cfloop index="x" from=1 to="#arrayLen(t)#">
    <cfoutput>
    Is #t[x]# a MS SQL GUID? #isMSSQLGUID(t[x])#<br>
    </cfoutput>
</cfloop>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Returns true if the string is a MS SQL GUID.
 * Version 2 by Raymond Camden
 * 
 * @param str      String to check. (Required)
 * @return Returns a boolean. 
 * @author Michael Slatoff (Michael@Slatoff.com) 
 * @version 2, October 3, 2002 
 */
function IsMSSQLGUID(str) {
    return (reFindNoCase("[0-9a-f]{8,8}-[0-9a-f]{4,4}-[0-9a-f]{4,4}-[0-9a-f]{4,4}-[0-9a-f]{12,12}",str) is 1 and len(str) is 36);

}