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Re: Random numbers

From: Aric LeDell <aledell_at_targetsite.com>
Date: 1997/04/16
Message-ID: <33550974.7D99@targetsite.com>#1/1

Nadav Zin wrote:
>
> I need to generate random numbers in Oracle environment and could not
> find a straight forward way to do it. Has anyone got a PL/SQL code to
> share?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Please reply to: N.Zin_at_cs.ucl.ac.uk

Yes, I was able to put together a psuedo-random integer generator. The algorithm comes from the excellent book: 'Numerical Recipies in C', Press, et.al., p 284.

Please contact me at aledell_at_targetsite.com if you wish to use the source code.

                -Aric Received on Wed Apr 16 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT

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