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Language Reference
RANDOM Function
Returns a random integer between two integers (inclusive). The Random Number Generator (-rand) parameter determines whether the same sequence of random numbers is generated for each session. For information on this parameter, see the Progress Startup Command and Parameter Reference.
SYNTAX
low
An integer expression that is the lower of the two expressions you are supplying to the RANDOM function.
high
An integer expression that is the higher of the two expressions you are supplying to the RANDOM function.
EXAMPLEOften when you set up a database for testing purposes, you want to generate many records without actually keying in data for each record. The
r-random.p
procedure generates 10 order records and a random number of order-lines for each order record.
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