Re: order by rand() - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Steve Heaven
Subject Re: order by rand()
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Msg-id 3.0.1.32.20000719090828.00b40350@mail.thornet.co.uk
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In response to order by rand()  ("Mike Sears" <matrix@vianet.ca>)
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At 23:46 18/07/00 +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>Mike Sears writes:
>
>> I'm wondering if postgress is able to do order by rand() or if it is
done by
>> some other means through php easily
>
>The function is called random(), but yes, it works.
>
Is this a 7.x only feature ?

With 6.5.2 I get

select * from topten where room='SM' order by random();
ERROR:  No such function 'random' with the specified attributes
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