Not sure about mysql. In SQL server I would do something like this: Select top 20 * from table order by newId()
Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael E. Carluen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:25 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: How to Random Pick records from a 10k record table via SQL > > Hello All, > > I am wondering how to randomly pick any 20 records from a table of 10,000+ > records, directly from a cfquery? Currently using mySQL. > > Any suggestions will be appreciated. > > Michael > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:273341 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
