GUID Generator - Console application

Console version of the program (GuidGen.exe) has very similar functionality as the Windows application, but can be used in batch files.

Usage: GuidGen.exe [-c NUM] [-f FMT|IND] [-l] [-s] [--wincompat] [-pf STR] [-sf STR] [-cp [ALL|FIRST]] [-h] [-V] [--home]

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. Options are case-sensitive. Values are case insensitive. Options and values enclosed in square brackets are optional.

Available options:

Switch (Option)	Description
-c, --count=NUM	Number of GUIDs to generate. Default 1.
-f, --format=FMT\|IND	Desired GUID format name or index (see description below).
-l, --lower-case	Display GUIDs in a lower case.
-s, --swap-bytes	Reverse byte order in multi-byte members of the GUID structure (`Data1`, `Data2`, `Data3`).
--wincompat	The first hex digit in the Data3 field = 4 (CoCreateGuid compatible).
-pf, --prefix=STR	Text string that will be added at the beginning of each GUID.
-sf, --suffix=STR	Text string that will be added at the end of each GUID.
-cp, --copy=[VAL]	Copy generated GUID(s) to the clipboard. Available values: `ALL` - copy all generated GUIDs (default). `FIRST` - copy only the first GUID.
-h, --help, /?	Display help.
-V, --version	Show application version.
--home	Opens program home page in default browser.

Available formats:

Format name	Index	Description
REG	0	32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in curly braces. Example: `{01020304-0506-0708-090A-0B0C0D0E0F10}`
HexHCB	0	As above.
HexHSB	1	32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in square brackets. Example: `[01020304-0506-0708-090A-0B0C0D0E0F10]`
HexHP	2	32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in parentheses. Example: `(01020304-0506-0708-090A-0B0C0D0E0F10)`
HexH	3	32 digits separated by hyphens (default). Example: `01020304-0506-0708-090A-0B0C0D0E0F10`
Hex	4	32 digits without hyphens and braces. Example: `0102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F10`
URN	5	Example: `urn:uuid:01020304-0506-0708-090A-0B0C0D0E0F10`
Pascal	6	TGUID Pascal fields. Example: `$01020304,$0506,$0708,$09,$0A,$0B,$0C,$0D,$0E,$0F,$10`
cstruct	7	GUID struct members. Example: `0x01020304,0x0506,0x0708,0x09,0x0A,0x0B,0x0C,0x0D,0x0E,0x0F,0x10`
Delphi	8	Delphi interface identifier. Example: `['{01020304-0506-0708-090A-0B0C0D0E0F10}']`
OLE	9	Example: `IMPLEMENT_OLECREATE(<<class>>,<<external_name>>,0x01020304,0x0506,0x0708,0x09,0x0A,0x0B,0x0C,0x0D,0x0E,0x0F,0x10);`
DEF	10	Example: `DEFINE_GUID(<<name>>,0x01020304,0x0506,0x0708,0x09,0x0A,0x0B,0x0C,0x0D,0x0E,0x0F,0x10);`
ConstGUID	11	Example: `static const GUID <<name>> = {0x01020304,0x0506,0x0708,{0x09,0x0A,0x0B,0x0C,0x0D,0x0E,0x0F,0x10}};`
INT	12	GUID structure members converted to string, separated by hyphens. `Data4` member is divided into two groups: 2 and 6-byte. Example: `16909060-1286-1800-009010-011012013014015016`
INT32	13	GUID structure interpreted as a sequence of four 32-bit unsigned integers. Example: `16909060-117966086-202050057-269422093`
HEX32	14	As above, only decimal numbers are converted to hexadecimal. Example: `01020304-07080506-0C0B0A09-100F0E0D`
INT64	15	GUID structure interpreted as a sequence of two 64-bit unsigned integers. Example: `506660481424032516-1157159078456920585`
HEX64	16	As above, only decimal numbers are converted to hexadecimal. Example: `0708050601020304-100F0E0D0C0B0A09`
INT128	17	128-bit unsigned integer. The real value of the GUID. Example: `21345817372864405881775281973894447876`
HEX128	18	INT128 converted to hexadecimal notation. Example: `100F0E0D0C0B0A090708050601020304`

Examples

Generating 10 GUIDs in Registry format:

    1. GuidGen.exe -c 10 -f reg
    2. GuidGen.exe --count=10 --format=reg
    3. GuidGen.exe -c=10 -f=0

Generating 10000 GUIDs in HexH format and saving them to GUIDS.txt file:

    GuidGen.exe -c 10000 -f hexh > GUIDS.txt

Generating 4 GUIDs in default format, with custom prefix and suffix:

    GuidGen.exe -c 4 --prefix="My prefix " --suffix=" My suffix"

Generating GUID in URN format in a lower case:

    GuidGen.exe --format=URN --lower-case

Generate one Delphi interface identifier and copy it to the clipboard:

    GuidGen.exe --format=Delphi --copy

Variables in batch files

If you plan to use the program in batch files, you will probably want to assign a GUID returned by the program to the variable. You can do this in two ways: using a temporary file or by using a FOR loop. If the text returned by the GUID Generator contains spaces, you must use the first method.

Temporary file


@echo off

set ggcmd=GuidGen.exe --format=HexH --count=1

set temp_file=_temp_file_%RANDOM%.txt
%ggcmd% > %temp_file%
set /p guid=<%temp_file%
del %temp_file%

echo guid=%guid%

pause

FOR loop


@echo off

set ggcmd=GuidGen.exe --format=HexH --count=1

for /f %%i in ('%ggcmd%') do set guid=%%i
echo guid=%guid%

pause

Portability

The application (console version) does not use registry, does not reads/writes any files, does not alter any system settings, does not need to work any additional runtime libraries or frameworks.

You can copy executable file (GuidGen.exe) to USB drive, and run the program from that drive on other computers.