Random default string for a column using CASE and NEWID

By Bill Leung, 2008/03/03

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The script is self-explanatory. It can be expanded to more random strings by using a different modulo. Using a RAND() is no good if you were to load data with a single SELECT INTO or bcp because the same random seed is used.

By Bill Leung, 2008/03/03

Total article views: 379 | Views in the last 30 days: 7

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