Thanks, I tried this, and it DOES return a list in a random order every
time, BUT ... the record set is 7, and the query returns random numbers of
results, from 1 to 7! I have the following line that I modified to include
your code - could my GROUP parameter causing problems??
Tom
<cfoutput query="GetAllCompaniesWithMiniSites" GROUP="ClassOfService"
startrow="#row#" maxrows="1">
At 03:32 PM 4/3/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Leave your query the same.
>
>Do something like:
>
><cfset row = randRange(1, GetAllCompaniesWithMiniSites.recordCount)>
>
><cfoutput query="GetAllCompaniesWithMiniSites" startrow="#row#" maxrows="1">
> {do processing here}
></cfoutput>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Tom Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Thursday, April 3, 2003 3:30 pm
>Subject: Re: How can I "ORDER BY RANDOM" ?
>
> > I know, I stated in my question that I wanted to MODIFY the
> > EXISTING query.
> >
> >
> > At 02:26 PM 4/3/03 -0800, you wrote:
> > >OK...but you should still remove that field from the ORDER BY
> > clause :-)
> > >Granted it may not always return records in a random order, but
> > there is no
> > >point in ordering by the CompanyName if you're after random results.
> > >
> > >Bryan Stevenson B.Comm.
> > >VP & Director of E-Commerce Development
> > >Electric Edge Systems Group Inc.
> > >t. 250.920.8830
> > >e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >---------------------------------------------------------
> > >Macromedia Associate Partner
> > >www.macromedia.com
> > >---------------------------------------------------------
> > >Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group
> > >Founder & Director
> > >www.cfug-vancouverisland.com
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Tom Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 2:16 PM
> > >Subject: Re: How can I "ORDER BY RANDOM" ?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Bryan,
> > > >
> > > > I need to display the company names in a random order EACH
> > TIME the query
> > > > is run.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 02:12 PM 4/3/03 -0800, you wrote:
> > > > >Remove the CompanyName field from the ORDER BY clause. Then
> > the results
> > > > >will be ordered by ClassOfService only....unless I'm missing
> > your point
> > >;-)
> > > > >
> > > > >Bryan Stevenson B.Comm.
> > > > >VP & Director of E-Commerce Development
> > > > >Electric Edge Systems Group Inc.
> > > > >t. 250.920.8830
> > > > >e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >
> > > > >---------------------------------------------------------
> > > > >Macromedia Associate Partner
> > > > >www.macromedia.com
> > > > >---------------------------------------------------------
> > > > >Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group
> > > > >Founder & Director
> > > > >www.cfug-vancouverisland.com
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Tom Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > >Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 2:05 PM
> > > > >Subject: How can I "ORDER BY RANDOM" ?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Dear CF'ers:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have searched my CF books for a clue, but am unable to
> > find an
> > >example
> > > > >of
> > > > > > what I am trying to do.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I need to modify the below query so that my results are
> > still ordered
> > >by
> > > > > > "ClassOfService" (a number between 1 and 4) - BUT, the
> > "CompanyName">needs
> > > > > > to be displayed in a RANDOM ORDER each time the query is
> > run, rather
> > >than
> > > > > > its current alphabetical order. This will give all
> > companies that
> > > > > > participate an even advantage of being selected rather
> > than those that
> > > > > > begin with the first letters of the alphabet.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Can someone please point me in the right direction? I have
> > studied the
> > >CF
> > > > > > RANDOM tag but can't figure out how to apply it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <CFQUERY NAME="GetAllCompaniesWithMiniSites"
> > DATASOURCE="MedMallDs"> > > > DBTYPE="ODBC">
> > > > > >
> > > > > > SELECT *
> > > > > >
> > > > > > FROM CompanyTbl
> > > > > >
> > > > > > WHERE CompanyWantsMiniSite = 'Yes' AND
> > MakeMiniSitePublic =
> > >'Yes'
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ORDER BY CompanyTbl.ClassOfService,
> > CompanyTbl.CompanyName> > > >
> > > > > > </CFQUERY>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks very much!!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Tom Forbes
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > >***********************************************************************
> > > > > > Tom Forbes, Forbes Consulting, Inc.
> > > > > > TEL: 407-772-3427 FAX: 407-772-3428
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> > > > > >
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> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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