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Could soneone help me extend the following select statement to selet the top
five recently published news stories in descending order but RANDOMIZED. I already have the NewID() doing the donkey work but I am having trouble using an ORDER BY after it...is it possible? At the moment it randomizes through the entire table...I want it restricted to the last five stores by date.... CREATE Procedure spr_GetTop5Stories As set nocount on select Top 5* from Story order by NewID() return GO Thanks in advance Jason
<disclaimer>No SQL expert here!</disclaimer>
Create a #temp table, insert your five most recent stories in there, and then select all from that #temp table in random order. Ray at work [quoted text, click to view] <jason@catamaranco.com> wrote in message news:uweHaP%23hFHA.576@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > Could soneone help me extend the following select statement to selet the top > five recently published news stories in descending order but RANDOMIZED. I > already have the NewID() doing the donkey work but I am having trouble using > an ORDER BY after it...is it possible? At the moment it randomizes through > the entire table...I want it restricted to the last five stores by date.... > > > > CREATE Procedure spr_GetTop5Stories > > As > set nocount on > select Top 5* from Story order by NewID() > return > GO > > Thanks in advance > Jason > >
That seems excessive...surely I can adapt the NewID() statement...it seems
more elegant? "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in message news:%23h7JwU%23hFHA.1948@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... [quoted text, click to view] > <disclaimer>No SQL expert here!</disclaimer> > > Create a #temp table, insert your five most recent stories in there, and > then select all from that #temp table in random order. > > Ray at work > > <jason@catamaranco.com> wrote in message > news:uweHaP%23hFHA.576@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> Could soneone help me extend the following select statement to selet the > top >> five recently published news stories in descending order but RANDOMIZED. >> I >> already have the NewID() doing the donkey work but I am having trouble > using >> an ORDER BY after it...is it possible? At the moment it randomizes >> through >> the entire table...I want it restricted to the last five stores by > date.... >> >> >> >> CREATE Procedure spr_GetTop5Stories >> >> As >> set nocount on >> select Top 5* from Story order by NewID() >> return >> GO >> >> Thanks in advance >> Jason >> >> > >
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>> That seems excessive... Why do you say that?[quoted text, click to view] >> surely I can adapt the NewID() statement... If you are so sure, why are you asking the question?[quoted text, click to view] >> it seems more elegant? Elegance trumps functionality?Why do people ask for advice and then proceed to challenge the advice they are given? Bob Lehmann [quoted text, click to view] <jason@catamaranco.com> wrote in message news:u8FW2p%23hFHA.3436@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > That seems excessive...surely I can adapt the NewID() statement...it seems > more elegant? > > > "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in > message news:%23h7JwU%23hFHA.1948@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > <disclaimer>No SQL expert here!</disclaimer> > > > > Create a #temp table, insert your five most recent stories in there, and > > then select all from that #temp table in random order. > > > > Ray at work > > > > <jason@catamaranco.com> wrote in message > > news:uweHaP%23hFHA.576@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > >> Could soneone help me extend the following select statement to selet the > > top > >> five recently published news stories in descending order but RANDOMIZED. > >> I > >> already have the NewID() doing the donkey work but I am having trouble > > using > >> an ORDER BY after it...is it possible? At the moment it randomizes > >> through > >> the entire table...I want it restricted to the last five stores by > > date.... > >> > >> > >> > >> CREATE Procedure spr_GetTop5Stories > >> > >> As > >> set nocount on > >> select Top 5* from Story order by NewID() > >> return > >> GO > >> > >> Thanks in advance > >> Jason > >> > >> > > > > > >
I apologize. I thought the NewID() statement could be extended.
[quoted text, click to view] "Bob Lehmann" <nospam@dontbotherme.zzz> wrote in message news:%233ar9LAiFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >>> That seems excessive... > Why do you say that? > >>> surely I can adapt the NewID() statement... > If you are so sure, why are you asking the question? > >>> it seems more elegant? > Elegance trumps functionality? > > Why do people ask for advice and then proceed to challenge the advice they > are given? > > Bob Lehmann > > <jason@catamaranco.com> wrote in message > news:u8FW2p%23hFHA.3436@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> That seems excessive...surely I can adapt the NewID() statement...it >> seems >> more elegant? >> >> >> "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in >> message news:%23h7JwU%23hFHA.1948@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> > <disclaimer>No SQL expert here!</disclaimer> >> > >> > Create a #temp table, insert your five most recent stories in there, >> > and >> > then select all from that #temp table in random order. >> > >> > Ray at work >> > >> > <jason@catamaranco.com> wrote in message >> > news:uweHaP%23hFHA.576@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> >> Could soneone help me extend the following select statement to selet > the >> > top >> >> five recently published news stories in descending order but > RANDOMIZED. >> >> I >> >> already have the NewID() doing the donkey work but I am having trouble >> > using >> >> an ORDER BY after it...is it possible? At the moment it randomizes >> >> through >> >> the entire table...I want it restricted to the last five stores by >> > date.... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> CREATE Procedure spr_GetTop5Stories >> >> >> >> As >> >> set nocount on >> >> select Top 5* from Story order by NewID() >> >> return >> >> GO >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Jason >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > >
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wrote in message news:eOcJZDJjFHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... :I apologize. I thought the NewID() statement could be extended. Well, let that be a lesson to you. Tuesday's crowd is rough. Try us again on Friday. Friday's crowd is a lot more receptive but it's because most of those with answers are out drinking somewhere abusing others. (O:= -- Roland Hall /* This information is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. */ Technet Script Center - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/ WSH 5.6 Documentation - http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp MSDN Library - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp
Lol - Indeed!
[quoted text, click to view] "Roland Hall" <nobody@nowhere> wrote in message news:eZnKg3KjFHA.1464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > wrote in message news:eOcJZDJjFHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > :I apologize. I thought the NewID() statement could be extended. > > Well, let that be a lesson to you. Tuesday's crowd is rough. Try us > again > on Friday. Friday's crowd is a lot more receptive but it's because most > of > those with answers are out drinking somewhere abusing others. (O:= > > -- > Roland Hall > /* This information is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but > without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability > or fitness for a particular purpose. */ > Technet Script Center - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/ > WSH 5.6 Documentation - > http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp > MSDN Library - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp > >
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