read data randomly

[Former Member]

How can I read data records from an internal table in a random order?

My aim is to select records randomly from an internal table without speciafying a key.

[Former Member]

you can select based on the index.

Satish

[Former Member]

use RANDOM_AMOUNT to generate random number for index...

and read theline from itab corresponding to this index...

[former_member189059]

Get the random number using the RANDOM_AMOUNT function into lv_number

then use the syntax

read table itab index lv_number.

also, make sure than your lv_number value is not greater than the number of rows in your internal table

[former_member189059]

I think the function RANDOM_AMOUNT gives decimal numbers

Use this code to get only integers

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Report  ZKRIS_RANDOM
*&
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*&
*&
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

report  zkris_random.

selection-screen begin of block b1 with frame title title1.
  selection-screen begin of block b2 with frame title title2.
    parameters: low type i.
    parameters: high type i.
  selection-screen end of block b2.
  parameters: num_vals type i.
selection-screen end of block b1.

initialization.
title1 = 'Parameters'.
title2 = 'Limits'.

start-of-selection.

  types: begin of random_numbers_type,
    random_nr type i,
    end of random_numbers_type.

  data: random_numbers type random_numbers_type  occurs 0 with header line.


  constants: a type i value 21,
             c type i value 101,
             m type i value 32768,
             start type i value 500.

  data: new_num type i,
        interval type i.

  data: last_num type i.

  if high < low or num_vals < 1.
    write: 'parameter error'.
    exit.
  endif.

  if last_num is initial.
    last_num = start.
  endif.

  clear random_numbers[].
  interval = high - low + 1.


  do num_vals times.
    new_num = ( a * last_num + c ) mod m.
    last_num = new_num.

    random_numbers-random_nr = ( new_num mod interval ) + low.
    append random_numbers.
  enddo.


  loop at random_numbers.
    write:/ random_numbers-random_nr.
  endloop.