Home Forums SQL Server 2005 SQL Server Express Generate 5 digit random numbers RE: Generate 5 digit random numbers

  • June 21, 2008 at 8:05 pm

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    Mani Singh (6/21/2008)

    you can use this and manipulate this query to code as needed..

    DECLARE @GENRANDOM nvarchar(9)

    SET @GENRANDOM =LEFT(SUBSTRING (RTRIM(RAND()) + SUBSTRING(RTRIM(RAND()),3,11), 3,11),9)

    --SELECT SUBSTRING(@GENRANDOM ,3,1)

    SELECT @GENRANDOM as 'RANDOM_NUMBER'

    Yep... you could do that... if the serial numbers were truly random. But I don't believe that's what's actually being asked for even though the word "Random" was used in the request. I believe the OP wants weekly repeating serial numbers. 🙂

    Also, how does your code keep from generating the same random number during the same week? 😉

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