selecting random values from sql server 2005

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i'm having an 'n' number of rows in an column..in that i want to select only 5 values that to in random..is this possible for me to get the random values????

Posted 28-Mar-12 6:38am

Gopinath1005

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Herman<T>.Instance · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-28T07:39:00

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SQL

SELECT TOP 5 * FROM [MyTableNameHere] ORDER BY NEWID();

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Posted 28-Mar-12 7:39am

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Gopinath1005 29-Mar-12 6:14am

working fine...
thank yu boss.....