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Old September 6th, 2004, 09:25 AM
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how to randomly order a select result?
Is there a similiar way to randomize the order of a select result similar to SQL server's: select * from mytable order by newid() ?
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Is there a similiar way to randomize the order of a select result similar to SQL server's: select * from mytable order by newid() ?


I think it could be done with a procedure (this at a first glance)
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select rand_udf(), * from mytable order by 1
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