If you're using SQL Server, you might fine this article interesting: http://www.sqlteam.com/item.asp?ItemID=8747
> -----Original Message----- > From: Chad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:09 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Random SQL statement > > > I have a table with a Unique ID field and I would like to do a random > select on the table UID. > > Basically I want to send the user to a page that displays that random > record. > > Does SQL have a random function? I cant find anything in my books. > SELECT rand(ID) > FROM table > > Or should I select all records from the table and use CF to pick a > random record from the dataset? > > Thanks, > Chad > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
