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SQL SERVER – Generate Different Random Number for Each Group Using RAND() Function

April 25, 2015

You know that RAND() function in SQL Server generates a random float value 0 through 1 (excluding 0 and 1). Let us create the following dataset CREATE TABLE #random(no INT) INSERT INTO #random(no) SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 2 UNION ALL SELECT…

SQL SERVER – Generate A Single Random Number for Range of Rows of Any Table – Very interesting Question from Reader

January 28, 2009

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Function, SQL Random, SQL Scripts

Just a day ago I received email from reader how to get single random number for range of rows of any table. The question was not very clear to me so I had asked him to send me question in simpler words. He sent me question back in simple words.…

SQLAuthority News – Random Article from SQLAuthority Blog

September 14, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News

SQL Random

It has been wonderful writing on this blog. Many times I visit my older articles and read them. One of my favorite feature on WordPress.com (where I host my blog) is Random Article Feature. I use it quite often to land on random page on my blog. It is really…

SQL SERVER – 2005 Limiting Result Sets by Using TABLESAMPLE – Examples

May 27, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Function, SQL Random, SQL Scripts

Introduced in SQL Server 2005, TABLESAMPLE allows you to extract a sampling of rows from a table in the FROM clause. The rows retrieved are random and they are are not in any order. This sampling can be based on a percentage of number of rows. You can use TABLESAMPLE…

SQL SERVER – Random Number Generator Script – SQL Query

April 29, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Cursor, SQL Random, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL Utility

Random Number Generator. There are many methods to generate random numbers in SQL Server.
Method 1: Generate Random Numbers (Int) between Rang