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hendrasd
Starting Member
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 Posted - 2002-10-29 : 22:56:37
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| Is there any way or function in SQL Server 2000 to automatically generate a random character, with length 1 ?For example, a function that returns random character 'A','B' or 'C'.Thanks ...-- Never stop learning -- |
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ashok
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2002-10-30 : 01:26:53
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Try this :select char(cast((90 - 65 )*rand() + 65 as integer))65-90 is ascii character set range for A-Zseeding the rand() might be a good ideaquote:
Is there any way or function in SQL Server 2000 to automatically generate a random character, with length 1 ?For example, a function that returns random character 'A','B' or 'C'.Thanks ...
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leahsmart
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2004-06-30 : 07:58:30
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| I am trying to produce something along the same lines, I want to include the characters a-z and the numbers 0-9, how would I do this? |
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mohdowais
Sheikh of Yak Knowledge
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Posted - 2004-06-30 : 08:01:51
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This should do it:SELECT LEFT(CAST(NEWID() AS VARCHAR(100)), 1) OS |
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Generating Random Character