Random Record With TOP Parameter
Apr 19, 2004
I'm familiar with querying for a random record, however I can't seem to do it using a parameter driven TOP value.
Here's what I've tried in a stored procedure:
(
@Count int = 1
)
declare @sql varchar(1000)
set @sql = 'SELECT DISTINCT TOP ' + convert(varchar, @Count) + ' * FROM RandomisedView'
The view I am using looks like:
SELECT TOP 100 PERCENT dbo.TableName.* ORDER BY NEWID()
The stored procedure does not seem to cause the View to reorder the records.
I need to be able to select X random records. Any help would be appriciated.
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Apr 22, 2007
Hi,I am in a situation where our developer is on leave (annual leave for a month), and I have to add a control to my website, which is in aspx apges.To start with i have created a table in my SQL database. this table has records with one-liners from various movies, and the movie title. The tabel have 3 columns, i.e. ID, Liners, MTitle.So i want to get random records on the page when ever its refreshed. I am totally non-coder/programmer guy. I have got a SQL statement from the internet " SELECT TOP 1 * FROM <table name> ORDER By NEWID() "So would anyone please help me out with it, as is it correct, how can i apply in the aspx pages. Thank you.
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hello members
i want to no that weathere there is any procedure to select come random records from the database
for eg i want to select 10 students out of 100 randomly
is there any query for this in SQL server 200
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Hello.
I need to select a random record from TABLE. It might look easy with using RAND() function, but the tricky part is that ID's which are the PRIMARY KEY, were assigned as a random number.
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If any one have any ideas please respond.
Thanks in advance.
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Hello,
I need to write a select statement where I need to select the record randomely. Is there any function to do that? What's the best way to do that? Please help...
Thanks in a million.
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Hi,
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Thanks,
Sarah
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This is running on a Websphere Application Server v6.1.
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Connection wsCon = wsDataSource.getConnection();
// wsCon.setAutoCommit(false); //have tried with and without this flag - same results
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if(rs.next()){
System.out.println(rs.getString("lastName"));
}
if (rs != null){
rs.close();
}
if (stmt != null) {
stmt.close();
}
if (wsCon != null) {
wsCon.close();
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Hi,
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Nov 16, 1999
Hi,
I'm trying to use the following query to select two random records from my database. Do you have any ideas of why the recrand field will not change? I am using MS Sql server 7.. Please email mark@dtdesign.com ..Cheers Mark
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FROM mytable
ORDER BY recrand
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