How to assign random number to one column for 500 records?

I try to set up a testing sample table which contain one integer project_ID field for table Sample around 500 records, and want the project_ID to be random number within 1 to 99, how to implement script todo it?

thanks!

Here you go !
using System
namespace x {
classe y {
public y () {}
public int getRandomID () {
Random r = new Random()
return r.Next(1,99); // this indicates the start and end limit of the random function
}
}
}

then use the returned value into your SQL query to generate the records... make sure you dont have the project_ID as primary key as this above code does not check for uniqueness of the generated number....
HTH

How to append a new values like uniqueidentifiers, sequence numbers to data flow?

Hi,

I would like to know different possible ways in appending extra values like new uniqueidentifiers, sequence numbers, random number. Can you please tell what type of data flow components helps us ?

Append what to where? Do you want to add new columns with such vaues to a path within the data flow task?

Derived Column Transform?

Script Transform?

Row Number Transform ? (http://www.sqlis.com/default.aspx?77)

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yes..i want to append values to a path with in the data flow task.

If i use Derived Column Transformation, how can i generate uniqueidentifiers and sequence numbers for each row?

Thanks

Gopi

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For GUIDs you would need to use the script task, as there is no "New Guid" function in the expression syntax.

For sequence numbers or row numbers I assume, then again the script task is required. For an easier life you can use the cunningly named Row Number Transform I mentioned previously, which does just that, and comes as a simple MSI to install.

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Darren,

Thank you very much.

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