# Large numeric prefix on generated migration files

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/large-numeric-prefix-on-generated-migration-files/139589>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 5, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/large-numeric-prefix-on-generated-migration-files/139589 "2008-06-05T08:44:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/conz)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/large-numeric-prefix-on-generated-migration-files/139589/1 "2008-06-05T08:44:47Z")

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Hi, I noticed that the prefix for the migration files are very large  
numeric  
numbers. Is this a bug?  
-Conrad

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**Author:** ![conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/conz)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/large-numeric-prefix-on-generated-migration-files/139589/2 "2008-06-05T08:59:52Z")

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Conrad T. wrote:

> Hi, I noticed that the prefix for the migration files are very large  
> numeric  
> numbers. Is this a bug?  
> -Conrad

[http://ryandaigle.com/articles/2008/4/2/what-s-new-in-edge-rails-utc-based-migration-versioning](http://ryandaigle.com/articles/2008/4/2/what-s-new-in-edge-rails-utc-based-migration-versioning)