Brian Dunning's FileMaker Custom Functions

RandomChoiceFromList ( values ; required )

Returns the required number of randomly selected elements from a value list.

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  Sample input:
RandomChoiceFromList ( "1¶2¶3¶4¶5¶6¶7¶8¶9" ; 3 )
  Sample output:
4
7
2

  Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

This function returns a non-duplicate list of random choices from a list.

 

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