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Thanks!<br />
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I like earthman2's function that allows me to specify the number of random characters.
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Thanks!

I like earthman2's function that allows me to specify the number of random characters.

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Hi,<br />
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I am trying to figure out the best way to create a field that contains a randomly generated string. &nbsp;I'm currently using a sequence as a test for this field. &nbsp;I'd like to make this a bit more secure by adding a randomly generated 16 character string. &nbsp;I'm not sure how I would do this in plpgsql language. Any suggestions ? &nbsp;Thanks!
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Hi,

I am trying to figure out the best way to create a field that contains a randomly generated string.  I'm currently using a sequence as a test for this field.  I'd like to make this a bit more secure by adding a randomly generated 16 character string.  I'm not sure how I would do this in plpgsql language. Any suggestions ?  Thanks!

Random function/Sequence like field

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