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hi. ok, so here's my problem: i have two tables, say users and items. each user has multiple items. i just want to select one of the items along with the information in the users table, for each user that has at least one thing in the items table. i would also like the item randomly selected if at all possible.

thanks much!
Apr 1 '06 #1
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CaptainD
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Look into using Rand()

That should point you in the right direction.
Apr 1 '06 #2

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