"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Cosmic programmer wrote:
>> How good is the rand function of MySQL? How can it be improved?
>>
>> Thx.
>>
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>> When you argue with a fool, chances are he's doing the same
>
> It's as good as pretty much any pseudo-random number generator. Why do
> you think it needs to be improved?
>
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I remember an older version had issues with generating the same random
number sequences when called from identical code routines.

The solution was to add a random seed from the language your using to
shuffle the pack first, so to speak.

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Tony
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