At the risk of being called a Billy Bob, shot down in flames, swore at etc I will say that the reality is that since the branch circuits in your house are wired with only two wires that it does not meet current codes no matter what you do. Thus saying that wiring the fixture one way or the other meets or doesn't meet code is bunk. Wire anyway you wish it isnt going to meet current residential codes. As for which way it is safe, meaning absolutely safe vs dangerous it makes absolutely no difference because "safe" is not a definitive term, it is relative term. That is why codes keep changing, Ohms law hasnt changed, just the public view of "safe" thus we now have 3 wire 110 4 wire 220 etc. A question for those who would argue my point is this; If a lamp requires the leg wire to the center and the neutral wire to to go to the metal threads to be safe vs dangerouse please tell me why can we go to any store, purchase a desk lamp with a two wire cord that has a nice little UL laboratories listed tag on it yet it can be plugged in either way which cases not only the lamp but the switch being reversed?? UL labs must be out to kill me?? LOL
All that being said, IF you can determine which one of those wires is indeed the one that has 110V potential above ground then by all means attach that wire to the center contact for the bulb because it is indeed the prim and proper and safest way to do it. If you cannot determine which is which then attach the wires, put the fixture back in the wall and quit worrying about it. One way being safer than the other is cutting some pretty fine hairs that I personally dont cut.
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