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Random function
Format
Random
Parameter
None
Data type returned
number
Description
Returns a random number between zero and one. FileMaker Pro generates a new random number when you:
insert the Random function into a formula
cause a formula containing the Random function to be reevaluated (by changing data in any of the fields the formula uses)
display or access a calculation field defined to have an unstored result.
Example
NumDice + NumSides * Random
Related topics
Functions reference (category list)
Functions reference (alphabetical list)
About formulas
About functions
Defining calculation fields
Using operators in formulas

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