Is there a MySQL equivalent to this newID() functionality?
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Jay
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From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 July 2004 22:42
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Subject: Re: Retrieve a random record from a database
as a rule, you should try not to pull more records
Is there a MySQL equivalent to this newID() functionality?
With MySQL you can pull out one random row by using a combination of
ORDER BY RAND() and LIMIT, e.g.:
SELECT * FROM myTable ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1
Tim.
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We have a database with a bunch of customer testimonials in it. Records can
be added to it at anytime. Some are marked public and some or not. Does
anyone know how I could pull a single record randomly from the database
using MSSQL2000 and CF6.1 for display on the website - but only out of the
You could query for all public records and then use
randRange(1,myquery.recordcount).That'll give you a random row.Then
use the primary key to do whatever you need form there.HTH.
--Jeff
Dustin Snell [Network Automation, Inc] wrote:
We have a database with a bunch of customer testimonials in
SELECT TOP 1
field1,
field2,
...
FROM
table
WHERE
public = 1
ORDER BY
newID()
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You could do something like
SELECT TOP 1 *
FROM Testiments
WHERE Public = 1
ORDER BY NewID()
HTH
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Subject: Retrieve a random record from a database
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your app's portability
suffers a bit)
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You could query for all public records and then use
randRange(1
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Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:21 PM
Subject: Retrieve a random record from a database
We have a database with a bunch of customer testimonials in it. Records
can
be added to it at anytime. Some are marked public and some or not. Does
anyone know how I could pull a single record randomly
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