Fernando Lujan schrieb: >Hi folks, > >I have a table wich contains my users... I want to insert to each user >a random password, so I need a random function. Is there such function >in Postgres? I just found the RANDOM which generates values between >0.0 and 1.0. > >Any help or suggestion will be appreciated. :) > >Fernando Lujan > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to > choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not > match > > > > Create an array of characters and numbers. Estimating the array size at 30 Calculate something like round(random * 30) and fetch a character from the array. Repeat this for each character -- Best Regards / Viele Grüße Sebastian Hennebrueder ---- http://www.laliluna.de Tutorials for JSP, JavaServer Faces, Struts, Hibernate and EJB Get support, education and consulting for these technologies - uncomplicated and cheap. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq