rawsql-randoms.sql

#Generate random strings against a column

UPDATE table_name SET column=concat(
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand()*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand()*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand()*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand()*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand()*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand()*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand()*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand()*36+1, 1)
             )
             
#Gerate random string for column of last inserted record
SELECT @lid:=LAST_INSERT_ID();
UPDATE vehicles SET numberplate=concat(
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@lid)*4294967296))*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand(@seed:=round(rand(@seed)*4294967296))*36+1, 1),
              substring('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', rand(@seed)*36+1, 1)
             )
     WHERE id=@lid;