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T SQL Update column with Random Passwords

Hi Experts,

I have a table with a password column that I would like to update with new passwords. I found this query which works great but I can't seem to incorporate it with an update statement

declare @password varchar(8)
set @password=''
select @password=@password+char(n) from
(
	select top 8 number  as n from master..spt_values 
	where type='p' and number between 48 and 122
	order by newid()
) as t
select @password

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Any suggestions?

Cheers,
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Sharath S

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Sharath S

Here is the result on my sample test.

declare @table table (UserID varchar(10),Password varchar(10))
insert @table values ('User1','password1'),('User2','password2'),('User3','password3')
select * from @table
/*
UserID	Password
User1	password1
User2	password2
User3	password3
*/
update @table set Password = dbo.fnPassword()
select * from @table
/*
UserID	Password
User1	Ipt^S72m
User2	s0dgT_RE
User3	z]w4EeYO
*/

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Lowfatspread

like this....

where pk is the primary key column of your "password" table....

update yourtable
 set password = (select [1]+[2]+[3]+[4]+[5]+[6]+[7]+[8]
            From (select  
                 char(number) as n 
                 ,ROW_NUMBER() over (order by newid()) as rn
                 from master..spt_values 
                 cross join yourtable as x
	      where type='p' and number between 48 and 122 
	      and x.pk=yourtable.pk) as p
	      pivot (max(n) for rn in ([1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8])) as pvt
	)

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ComfortablyNumb

ASKER

Fantastic! Did the job perfectly. Thank you.