- Original Message -
From: Derick Dorner
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 3:11 PM
Subject: tricky RAND() function...
I am using MySQL 3.22, and need to know how to randomly select a record, therefore I
can't just use the ORDER BY RAND() clause, because
I am using MySQL 3.22, and need to know how to randomly select a record, therefore I
can't just use the ORDER BY RAND() clause, because of my version. so i do this:
SELECT field1,field2*0+RAND() as rand_col FROM TableName WHERE field3=5 ORDER BY
rand_col;
--according to paul dubois' book I have
I am running a website that users enter a credit card # (we have several
hundred thous users and this works fine) and they are stored in the
database, and their membership is renewed monthly. I keep the credit card
#'s in a seperate database with strict permissions, and ALL data is
encrypted using
