Home Forums Article Discussions Article Discussions by Author Discuss Content Posted by Jeff Moden Generating Test Data: Part 1 - Generating Random Integers and Floats RE: Generating Test Data: Part 1 - Generating Random Integers and Floats

  • March 26, 2012 at 6:46 am

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    codebyo (3/26/2012)

    Another great article! And it explains the reasons to use that technique going back to basics.

    Sometimes we know that we should do things one way or another because it's recommended everywhere but sometimes we don't exactly know "why" it's better. Articles that explain "why" are needed. Thank you.

    You've hit the nail on the head, Andre. Random data generation is just like the Tally Table used to be. A lot of people were using it thanks to some posted code examples but they may not have known the "Why" of how it all worked. I wanted to make sure that people knew "Why" things worked the way they did so they can really think outside the box when the time comes.

    Of course, the other reason I'm writing this is so that people who might not have otherwise been able to do so, can easily write some test data to see if that "works for 10 rows" code example they find on the internet is worth its salt. :hehe:

    Thanks for the feedback and for "getting it".

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)