On Sunday 09 December 2001 07:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hmm still nothing :/
> Any other possibilities?
>
> Rob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kodrik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Rob@TH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 8:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Random
>
> > Try
> >
> > ("select field 1, field2, field3, rand() as rnd
> > where blah blah blah
> > order by rnd limit 1")
> >
> > On Saturday 08 December 2001 10:35 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am trying to pull up one random name in mysql 3.22.21 but not having
>
> much
>
> > > luck.
> > > Here is what I have done:
> > > $select=$dbh->prepare("select * from $thetable where url is not null
>
> order
>
> > > by rand() limit 1");
> > > I have tried everything, but nothing seems to work. Can anyone help.
> > >
> > > Rob
The solution presented by Kodrik does work. What is the problem?
--
Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk
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