Hi, I am Apache Cassandra user and currently I am working on 3 nodes cluster in a single data center.I am using the random partitioner for data partitioner. Actually what I am trying to achieve is to have the range queries using Random partioner. I am stick and not getting any help to do it. I created my own column family using Column Familes as Indexes. It is written in page 14 of Apache Cassandra Documentation Book (April 17, 2012) by Datastax Although having the ability to do range scans on rows sounds like a desirable feature of ordered partitioners, there are ways to achieve the same functionality using column family indexes. Most applications can be designed with a data model that supports ordered queries as slices over a set of columns rather than range scans over a set of rows. I would like to know that how we can achieve the same functionality (Range Queries in Random Partitioner) using column family trick. Any simple example would be highly appreciated. Please email me back at ansa...@hotmail.com Looking forward for your quick response. -Ansar