>>Hi,
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>>In VFP I am creating a random number (that has to fit into N(8,0) size field) as following:
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>>rand(-1)
>>nNumber = int( rand() * 100000000 )
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>>I found online article that has the following code for creating a random number:
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>>SELECT CAST(RAND() * 1000000 AS INT) AS [RandomNumber]
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>>Is this equivalent to the VFP code?
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>Unless you are running a lottery or something, I see no reason why you would want a random number. Generating of any random number implies the new number might already exist in the table.
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>I also think it really unfortunate that you started by asking for a random number, and no one stops you to ask what do you intend to do with it. That resulted in a lot of noise that served no purpose.
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>You seem to be requiring a number that is unique to each record. If not, please explain what you are doing.
Yes, I do need a unique number to be set into a field of a table (not PK field). In VFP I have used the random number approach for this case and have not had any problems. Why could not the same work in SQL?
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