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sqlfresher2k7
Aged Yak Warrior
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 Posted - 2010-10-07 : 11:19:01
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| How to retrieve the rows of randoms numbers.Ex:there are 10 rows of the randoms number RandomNo-------4367912508I need a query to retrive 5 rows random.like sampling techniques. |
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jimf
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2875 Posts |
Posted - 2010-10-07 : 11:56:02
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| select top 5 *from yourTableorder by newid()-- this is the random partJimEveryday I learn something that somebody else already knew |
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Retrive rows