[mso] Re: Random in Access or Excel :VSMail mx2
- From: James LaBorde <jlaborde@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:31:59 -0700
Glenda,
This does make much more sense now. You could use Anthony' Random function
to tell Access which memo field to use. Simply set it as your criteria in a
query for that data and instead of having to shuffle the numbers, it will
randomly select a memo field for you.
James
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From: Glenda Wells [mailto:gwells@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 10:58 AM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Random in Access or Excel :VSMail mx2
The rows in the 2-column table =3D 48, meaning I have 48 memo records. =
The
numbers 1 thru 48 already exist, each number being unique. I need to
randomly sort this column of numbers or, better still, find a way to
randomize the memo field that displays on the report.
The report is an 8.5 x 11 page. The top of the page is a bunch of
boring numbers and lists related to person records. We want to use the
bottom half of the page for "lite" advertising. That is, paragraphs in
3 columns extolling the virtues of our school. Each person in our
database may get 3 or 4 (or more) of these reports during the course of
their relationship with us. We want the 3 text columns to change every
time a report is generated so our students don't see the same 3
"commercials" each time. =20
The way I'm doing it Ray is just the way I could figure out how-to on my
own. If there's another way, I'm open for suggestion and willing to
change.
/g
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From: Ray Blake [mailto:ray@xxxxxxxxx]=20
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 12:30 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Random in Access or Excel
Glenda,
A little more info please.
- How many lines in your 2-column table?
- Are duplicated numbers allowed or must every number be unique?
Ray Blake
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From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Glenda Wells
Sent: 04 August 2003 16:43
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Random in Access or Excel
Hi.
=20
I have a list of numbers, 1-50, in a table of two columns. The number is
the unique value for text in a memo field. The memo field is in a
report that's printed for distribution. I'd like to randomly sort the
numbers from time to time so the text in a report changes from time to
time. The idea is to have a random selection of text every time the
report is printed. Currently, I regenerate my list of numbers using
random.org and re-do my table with the new list which gets the job done,
but isn't very elegant and probably not using Access properly. Any
advice appreciated.
=20
Still looking for a clue in (waaaay tooo) sunny Florida. /g
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