Hi Andreas, Thanks a lot. I tried those following , they work. 1) insert into test values ( generate_series(1,100000000000), md5(random()::text)); 2) create table t_random as select s, md5(random()::text) from generate_Series(1,5) s; Thanks. Regards. Grace -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/How-to-insert-random-character-data-into-tables-for-testing-purpose-THanks-tp5680973p5681242.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general