Select a random row from a database table
posted on 24 Jul 2008 19:54 by dexterian in datebase
Select a random row with MySQL:
SELECT column FROM table
ORDER BY RAND()
LIMIT 1
Select a random row with PostgreSQL:
SELECT column FROM table
ORDER BY RANDOM()
LIMIT 1
Select a random row with Microsoft SQL Server:
SELECT TOP 1 column FROM table
ORDER BY NEWID()
Select a random row with IBM DB2
SELECT column FROM table
ORDER BY RAND()
FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY
Thanks Tim
Select a random record with Oracle:
SELECT column FROM
( SELECT column FROM table
ORDER BY dbms_random.value )
WHERE rownum = 1
SELECT column FROM table
ORDER BY RAND()
LIMIT 1
Select a random row with PostgreSQL:
SELECT column FROM table
ORDER BY RANDOM()
LIMIT 1
Select a random row with Microsoft SQL Server:
SELECT TOP 1 column FROM table
ORDER BY NEWID()
Select a random row with IBM DB2
SELECT column FROM table
ORDER BY RAND()
FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY
Thanks Tim
Select a random record with Oracle:
SELECT column FROM
( SELECT column FROM table
ORDER BY dbms_random.value )
WHERE rownum = 1