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Thanks Charles, that works.

For 10,000 times:

exec sql insert into loyd/randno (number)
values(floor(rand()*11.99999));

....+....1....+....2....+....3
NUMBER COUNT ( * )
0 798
1 849
2 811
3 831
4 854
5 872
6 813
7 862
8 813
9 856
10 844
11 797
******** End of data ********

Loyd Goodbar
Senior programmer/analyst
BorgWarner
TS Water Valley
662-473-5713

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:13
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: SQL RAND function question

Loyd,

Use floor(rand() * 11.99999) to get 0-11.

Charles Wilt
Software Engineer
CINTAS Corporation - IT 92B
513.701.1307

wiltc@xxxxxxxxxx


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