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Re: Perl and MySQL - getting a random record

by tstock (Curate)
on Feb 06, 2003 at 06:51 UTC ( #233068=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Perl and MySQL - getting a random record

I agree this has nothing to do with perl... and Cody's post got me thinking. try 
 SELECT *, rand() as rand 
  FROM Banner_Rotator 
  ORDER BY rand LIMIT 1

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