[Solved][By using alternative] How to get Windows UUID?

slumberdin

Can someone teach me on how to use QUuid ?
I already tried multiple times using GUID.
I simply doesn't really understand the explaination in the documentation.
I tried to find example using the 'Search' button on the right top, but I don't get any example on how to use GUID really well.
Hope you can help me.
Thanks in advance.

andreyc

UUID is "Universally Unique Identifier":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5/quuid.html#details

In the simplest case whenever you need to identify something uniquely you call
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QUuis id = QUuid::createUuid();
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and then use that id.
It can be a key in a QMap or QHash

If you need a string with uuid that looks like "67C8770B-44F1-410A-AB9A-F9B5446F13EE" then
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QString id = QUuid::createUuid().toString();
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And again use that id string.

slumberdin

Thanks for your explaination.
Yes, I understand on that part on how to create by using QUuid.

But, in my case, I want to get my Windows UUID.
I notice that in the QUuid have a function get the UUID using

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QUuid::operator GUID() const
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In what way I can use the GUID?
Because the function does not return any datatype.

slumberdin

Maybe you guys can ignored this post.
I already get the serial number of the pc by using QProcess. :)

andreyc

Glad you solved it.

Microsoft uses UUID to generate Windows serial numbers.
It is not possible to read Windows serial number using QUuid.