SQL Random ID

SQL Random ID

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Description : Returns a random SQL ID

Function SQLRandomIDs(proc, params, fname, count)
Dim i, rs, records, reccount, normalized

On Error Resume Next

PushError

SQLRandomIDs = Null

Set rs = iOpen(proc, params)
If CheckPopError Then
Exit Function
End If

If rs.EOF Then
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
Exit Function
End If

records = rs.GetRows(adGetRowsRest, , fname)
If CheckPopError Then
Exit Function
End If
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing

reccount = UBound(records, 2) - LBound(records, 2) + 1
If IsNull(count) Or IsEmpty(count) Then
count = reccount
ElseIf (count < 0) Then
count = reccount
End If

If (reccount >= count) Then
normalized = RandomArray(count, LBound(records, 2), UBound(records, 2))
For i = LBound(normalized) To UBound(normalized)
normalized(i) = records(0, normalized(i))
Next
Else
normalized = RandomArray(reccount, LBound(records, 2), UBound(records, 2))
For i = LBound(normalized) To UBound(normalized)
normalized(i) = records(0, normalized(i))
Next
End If
SQLRandomIDs = normalized
End Function