Re: [sqlite] picking random subset of rows

2019-03-18 Thread Kevin Martin
> On 18 Mar 2019, at 16:15, Dan Kennedy wrote: > > > In SQLite, a correlated sub-query on the RHS of an IN(...) operator may be > rerun every time the IN(...) test is required. And if that sub-query contains > "random()" it might return a different result every time. > > Your words suggest

Re: [sqlite] picking random subset of rows

2019-03-18 Thread Dan Kennedy
On 18/3/62 17:36, Kevin Martin wrote: Hi, I am trying to use a correlated subquery with an 'order by random() limit 2' to pick upto two random rows for each value in the outer query. I am not sure if I am doing this correctly, but the number of rows I am getting seems to vary randomly which