In MSSQL, I just order by NEWID()...

On Friday, July 19, 2013 11:35:45 AM UTC-7, Massimo Di Pierro wrote:
>
> Sorry. I do not fully understand the question.
>
>
> rows = db(db.a.status==False).select(db.a.md5,orderby='<random>',limitby=(0, 
> 150))
>
> *is the same as*
>
> * for row in db(db.s.status==False).select(db.s.md5):
>         md5_list.append(row['md5'])
> random.shuffle(md5_list)
> md5_list=md5_list[:150]*
>
>
> The former as you say is more efficient. Does it not work for you? Which 
> database?
>
> On Friday, 19 July 2013 13:20:45 UTC-5, Nam Soo In wrote:
>>
>> I want to write select statement with random and limited number
>> It looks like that.
>>
>> db(db.a.status==False).select(db.a.md5,orderby='<random>',limitby=(0, 149))
>>
>> what it dose is it dose random on result and take 150 rows
>>
>>
>> if you write it in python
>>
>> * for row in db(db.s.status==False).select(db.s.md5):
>>         md5_list.append(row['md5'])
>>         random.shuffle(md5_list)
>>         md5_list=md5_list[:150]
>> *
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *What is the shortest process time to deal with this problem.*
>>
>> *Thank you in advance.*
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>>

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