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Re^4: Strategy for randomizing large files via sysseekby RiotTown (Scribe) |
| on Sep 09, 2004 at 15:23 UTC ( [id://389729]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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Should have read just a bit further on the mySQL page about RAND() Note that RAND() in a WHERE clause is re-evaluated every time the WHERE is executed. RAND() is not meant to be a perfect random generator, but instead a fast way to generate ad hoc random numbers that will be portable between platforms for the same MySQL version.
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