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A copy of this was sent to "Grayr Kotoyan" <gkotoyan_at_worldnet.att.net>
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On 25 Jan 1999 06:33:50 GMT, you wrote:
>Is there in PL/SQL some Random function, like in VB, that allows you choose
>a randomize numbers? May be somebody has created such a function for random
>numbers. I will appreciate any kind of help.
>
>
Here is one:
create or replace package random
is
pragma restrict_references( random, WNDS, RNPS );
procedure srand( new_seed in number );
function rand return number; pragma restrict_references( rand, WNDS ); procedure get_rand( r OUT number ); function rand_max( n IN number ) return number; pragma restrict_references( rand_max, WNDS); procedure get_rand_max( r OUT number, n IN number );
end random;
/
create or replace package body random
is
multiplier constant number := 22695477; increment constant number := 1; "2^32" constant number := 2 ** 32; "2^16" constant number := 2 ** 16; "0x7fff" constant number := 32767; Seed number := 1; -- procedure srand( new_seed in number ) is begin Seed := new_seed; end srand; -- function rand return number is begin seed := mod( multiplier * seed + increment, "2^32" ); return bitand( seed/"2^16", "0x7fff" ); end rand; -- procedure get_rand( r OUT number ) is begin r := rand; end get_rand; -- function rand_max( n IN number ) return number is begin return mod( rand, n ) + 1; end rand_max; -- procedure get_rand_max( r OUT number, n IN number ) is begin r := rand_max( n ); end get_rand_max;
select userenv( 'SESSIONID' ) into seed from dual;
end random;
/
Thomas Kyte
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