This runs fine on my 8.4 install. What version are you using and what error message are you getting?<br /><br />
--Lee<br/><br /> On 10/01/2010 04:51 PM, Ozer, Pam wrote: <blockquote
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--> </style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I have the following query<p class="MsoNormal"> <p
class="MsoNormal">SelectDistinct VehicleMake, VehicleModel<p class="MsoNormal">From VehicleYearMakeModelTrim<p
class="MsoNormal">Orderby random()<p class="MsoNormal">Limit 10;<p class="MsoNormal"> <p class="MsoNormal">I don’t want
tobring back the random number I just want the sort order to be random. How can I sort randomly? This query breaks
becauserandom() is not in the select.<p class="MsoNormal"> <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<p class="MsoNormal"> <p
class="MsoNormal">Pam<pclass="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br
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Lee Hachadoorian
PhD Student, Geography
Program in Earth & Environmental Sciences
CUNY Graduate Center
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