Inserting Multiple Random Rows - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Gary Chambers
Subject Inserting Multiple Random Rows
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Msg-id q2x302670f21004280922ic25b4f91k968effc6926a6243@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: Inserting Multiple Random Rows  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Re: Inserting Multiple Random Rows  (Justin Graf <justin@magwerks.com>)
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All,

I have a table of user addresses that I'm trying to randomly populate
with data from a cities table.  Using the following query:

INSERT INTO useraddrs(userid, addrdesc, city, stprov)
SELECT u.userid, 'Home', c.cityname, c.stateabbr
FROM users u, cities c
WHERE u.userid NOT IN (SELECT userid FROM useraddrs)   AND cid=(SELECT cid FROM cities ORDER BY RANDOM() LIMIT 1);

I am able to achieve most of what I am trying to accomplish, but once
the random number is selected, it doesn't change.  What am I missing?
Thank you in advance.

-- Gary Chambers

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