Question

I would like to insert a Guid using the mongoVue tool, how can I do it ?

To explain the context, I used to copy the json of my collection (thanks to Text View tab) and paste it in my txt file instead of using mongodump. But when I create a new collection and paste it the json from previous copy, my guid binary type is now appeared as an “”object Id””, then the problem is: I can’t map in my C# code the Object ID to my Guid field.
Thats why I’d like to know if it’s possible to insert a guid in MongoVue.

Thanks guys.
John

Answer 1

You can use the following notation to enter GUIDs in MongoVUE:

{
guid_field: new Guid("3bed978a-dc87-4fa4-8a1a-f0679387fa7e")
}

To insert a new Guid (Guid.NewGuid()), you may enter:

{
guid_field: new Guid()
}

All guids are converted to Binary type-3 values.