For SQL server you could try: SELECT TOP 10 PERCENT * FROM my_table ORDER BY NEWID()
Cheers Bert On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:52:20 -0400, Asim Manzur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't need the first 16600. > I need to choose randomly. > > in more easy way every 10th row. (or randomly 16600) > > > >SELECT FIRST 16600 * FROM TABLE > > > > > >> The situation is I have 166000 records. > >> > >> I need to select 10% of it. i.e. every 10th row. > >> And I need to select 10% and thats it. after that I don't need this field > >anymore. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:185047 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
