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oahu9872
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2007-11-08 : 16:53:45
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| I have large data sets where I would like to pick out random records. For example I might have a set of 5000 employee profiles and I want to write a select statement that picks out a random 50 of the 5000 records. Any ideas?Thanks |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2007-11-08 : 16:57:06
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| SELECT TOP 50 *FROM YourTableORDER BY NEWID()Tara KizerMicrosoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Serverhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/ |
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oahu9872
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2007-11-08 : 16:59:48
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Select Random Records