OMG, I'm having a brain fart. How do I display a random record?

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I have a table with many records. I just want to display a random record on page load and I can't figure out how to do it.

I am sure I have done this before and it should be very simple. I jsut can't see it.

Any hints would be welcomed. Thanks.

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I always use a custom query with LIMIT 1 and ORDER BY RND()

But there is also the randomise() function within collections to randomise the data then use element [0]

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Thank you Brian! You gave me a hint. I had to make my query a regular query instead of a single query.

Works like a charm using the randomize formatter.

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You will find the custom query option more efficient as only a single record is returned from server connect so less data and no need to .randomize() but only a real concern if you are using big data sets.

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Adding the top(1) formatter on a repeat region works wonderfully. Again, thanks for indirectly pointing me in. the right direction. It's working perfect.

I think a custom query would be more efficient but I am not comfortable with my custom query skills.

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I also do the same sometimes

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You can convert a normal query into a custom one so the main work is done for you. Then just add the ORDER BY to it.

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