You could create a table for winners... and use select * from players where playerid not in (select playerid from winners)
Let your DB do the work On 12/19/05, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not sure of what all you are trying to do, but something like this should > work (not tested though) > > > <CFSET SUCCESSNUM = FALSE> > <CFLOOP CONDITION="SuccessNum EQ FALSE"> > <cfloop from="1" to="#ShowCompetitions.prizeCount"> > > <cfset RandomWinner = RandRange(1, FindEntries.RecordCount)> > <!--- Check Dups ---> > <CFIF NoDuplicates> > <!--- Add to DATABASE ---> > > <!--- Set SuccessCondition ---> > <CFSET SUCCESSNUM = TRUE> > <!--- Abort First Loop ---> > <CFABORT> > </CFIF> > </cfloop> > <CFIF SUCCESSNUM EQ TRUE> > <CFABORT> > </CFIF> > </CFLOOP> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart Kidd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 11:32 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Random Numbers > > Hi guys, > > I'm trying to write an app which will choose three random numbers for a > competition based on how many etnries there are. I'm having problems trying > to work out a way not to choose the same number twice, is there a way to do > that which will fit into my CFLOOP structure? Or is there a better way to do > it? > > <cfloop from="1" to="#ShowCompetitions.prizeCount"> > > <cfset RandomWinner = RandRange(1, FindEntries.RecordCount)> > > <cfquery name="competitionWinner" datasource="user020"> > INSERT INTO tbl_020competitionWinners (competitionID, entryID) > VALUES ('#FindEntries.competitionID[i]#', > '#ShowCompetitions.competitionID[i]#') > </cfquery> > > </cfloop> > > Thanks, > > Saturday > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:227275 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
