Why not select out of the database using a random selection of the indexes that are there? Then you never have to worry about gaps. They dont matter.
<CFQUERY DATASOURCE="#Green#" NAME="GetADs" maxrows="1"> SELECT top 1 * FROM dbo.banner_left ORDER BY newID() </CFQUERY> That will select a random record from the table banner_left Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Will Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I am using a varent from sparty2809 on http://tutorial323.easycfm.com/ >> It works great but was created for ACCESS and uses an autonumber >> datatype. Its great when you just keep adding advertisments but when >> you delete one there is now a gap in the +one ADID (int - identity >> specification). When the RandRage counts the MAX ADIDs and then picks >> a ad. If it hit the number that was deleted it just shows.. nothing. >> This is a code breaker for me i cant have gaps. > > > Could you convert your query data into an array? > > Then get a randRange() using the arraylen(). > > Then refer to your array with the randRange number. > > Will ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:316230 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
