Generating Random Number Examples

Below are some examples of using the package DBMS_RANDOM:

E.g.: Generating a random number (positive or negative)

SQL> select dbms_random.random from dual;

       RANDOM
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   1393936551

E.g.: Generating a random number between 0 and 1.

SQL> select dbms_random.value from dual;

        VALUE
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            1

E.g.: Generating a random number from a range, between 1 to 1000.

SQL> select dbms_random.value(1,1000) num from dual;

          NUM
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          611

E.g.: Generating a 12 digit random number.

SQL> select dbms_random.value(100000000000, 999999999999) num from dual;

          NUM
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 175055628780

E.g.: Generating an upper case string of 20 characters

SQL> select dbms_random.string('U', 20) str from dual;

STR
_______________________
VUOQOSTLHCKIPIADIZTD

E.g.: Generating a lower case string of 20 characters

SQL> select dbms_random.string('L', 20) str from dual;

STR
____________________
xpoovuspmehvcptdtzcz

E.g.: Generating an alphanumeric string of 20 characters. There is a bug in Oracle 8i that results in special (non-alphanumeric) characters such as ']' in the string. This is resolved in Oracle 9i.

SQL> select dbms_random.string('A', 20) str from dual;

STR
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sTjERojjL^OlTaIc]PLB

E.g.: Generating an upper case alphanumeric string of 20 characters

SQL> select dbms_random.string('X', 20) str from dual;

STR
________________________
SQ3E3B3NRBIP:GOGAKSC

E.g.: Generating a string of printable 20 characters. This will output a string of all characters that could possibly be printed.

SQL> select dbms_random.string('P', 20) str from dual;

STR
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*Yw>IKzsj\uI8K[IQPag