# mssql_guid_string

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5, PECL odbtp >= 1.1.1)

mssql_guid_string — Converts a 16 byte binary GUID to a string

Warning

This function was REMOVED in PHP 7.0.0.

### Description

mssql_guid_string ( string `$binary` [, bool `$short_format` = `FALSE` ] ) : string

Converts a 16 byte binary GUID to a string.

### Parameters

`binary`

  A 16 byte binary GUID.

`short_format`

  Whenever to use short format.

### Return Values

Returns the converted string on success.

### Examples

Example #1 mssql_guid_string() example

`<?php
$binary = '19555081977808608437941339997619274330352755554827939936';
var_dump(mssql_guid_string($binary));
var_dump(mssql_guid_string($binary, true));
?>`

The above example will output:

    string(36) "35353931-3035-3138-3937-373830383630"
    string(32) "31393535353038313937373830383630"