EPM_init_unique_key: Generate a Unique Query Key.

In dami82/easyPubMed: Search and Retrieve Scientific Publication Records from PubMed

Generate a Unique Query Key.

Description

Generate a pseudo-random key that uniquely identifies easyPubMed objects. The key is a 46-char string that includes the current date + time and a list of randomly selected characters, numbers and special characters. The unique key is typically saved in the 'meta' slot of an easyPubMed object, and is also written to local files when records are donwloaded and saved in XML format. This function takes NO arguments.

Usage

EPM_init_unique_key()

Value

string, a 46-char unique key.

Author(s)

Damiano Fantini, [e-mail]

References

https://www.data-pulse.com/dev_site/easypubmed/

Examples

easyPubMed:::EPM_init_unique_key()

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