Randomly Select a Row with SQL in Access

Question

I have a small access database with some tables. I am trying the code in the sql design within access. I just want to randomly select a record within a table.

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Answer 1

You need both a variable and a time seed to not get the same sequence(s) each time you open Access and run the query - and to use Access SQL in Access:

SELECT TOP 1 Abbreviation
FROM STATEABBREVIATION
ORDER BY Rnd(-Timer()*[ID]);

where ID is the primary key of the table.