On 2006-11-09 Daevid Vincent wrote: > I am using this query to pull three random comments from a table: > > "SELECT *, DATE_FORMAT(created_on, '%b %D') as date_format FROM comments > ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 3"; > > The problem is that sometimes, I get two of the same comment. How can I > refine this query to give me 3 unique/distinct ones?
Maybe SELECT DISTINCT rand() as rnd, *, DATE_FORMAT(created_on, '%b %D') as date_format FROM comments ORDER BY rnd LIMIT 3 ; bye, -christian- -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
