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From: Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha <ezequias.rocha@gmail.com>
To: A. Kretschmer <andreas.kretschmer@schollglas.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Random()
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:54:42 -0200
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	<20061116191632.GA21285@a-kretschmer.de>

Just another question. I can trust on this random number ? The rule to it is
quite tested ?

I am thinking in implementing a function that return allways a random
number. What do you think of the trust of this function (random()) ?

My bigint field has 20,000 numbers and I'd like to make real random (used
like lottery).


Regards
Ezequias

2006/11/16, A. Kretschmer <andreas.kretschmer@schollglas.com>:
>
> am  Thu, dem 16.11.2006, um 16:31:14 -0200 mailte Ezequias Rodrigues da
> Rocha folgendes:
> > Hi list,
> >
> > I have a bigint collumn and I would like to generate a random number
> within the
> > numbers of my column.
>
> select <bigint_column> from <your_table> order by random() limit 1;
>
>
> Andreas
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                                  Atenciosamente (Sincerely)
                        Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha
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A pior das democracias ainda é melhor do que a melhor das ditaduras
The worst of democracies is still better than the better of dictatorships
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