Re: [jQuery] get random record?

If I were you I wouldn't let JavaScript do the randomizing, I would do it server-side instead, providing a request that returns a random record and pinging it with a simple AJAX query ; this way, JavaScript doesn't need to be aware of what you want to send and it doesn't select the id client-side (without the database nearby).

Michel Belleville

2009/12/1 Charlie <charlietfl@gmail.com>

link to different random functions depending on db
http://www.petefreitag.com/item/466.cfm

$getJSON and volia!

Dave Maharaj :: WidePixels.com wrote:

Has anyone come across a simple function that will get a random record from the db?

 

I just need to send a request every min or so to get new content from the db and change the content. Pretty much like a banner rotator but used for random content.

 

thanks,

 

Dave