random numbers in a field. possible?

[juanito2004]

I am still a filemaker beginner. This is my first post so I hope this question is in the right place.

My question is: Let's say I have 4000 records in a database. Is there a way to automatically fill one of the fields for all records with numbers that are chosen randomly and that have a specific range (for example 1 as minimum and 500 as maximum)? some kind of formula maybe?

Any help is much appreciated

[LiveOak]

FileMaker has a random number function that returns a number between 0 and 1. This function can be used to set a number field to a random number using either a looping script and the SetField statement or a replace "Replace" either executed manually or in a script. If you want a number withing a certain range this can be done with a calculation. For instance, an integer between 1 and 500 can be set using:

(Random * 499) + 1 <-- this won't return an integer

Int((Random * 499) + 1) <-- this will return an integer

-bd

[juanito2004]

fantastic! I have tried it and it works perfectly. Thank you so much.