I just typed the code in the e-mail. It was part of my program. Sorry.
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From: Wagner-David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 4:16 PM
To: 'Balint, Jess'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Random sampling in perl
If the
ubject: Re: Random sampling in perl
Thanks for the input. The only trouble I would have with that is the file
size. My files are HUGE. I don't think the admins around here would like me
doing that. What I was thinking was to generate an array with a bunch of
random numbers in numerical order. T
Thanks for the input. The only trouble I would have with that is the file
size. My files are HUGE. I don't think the admins around here would like me
doing that. What I was thinking was to generate an array with a bunch of
random numbers in numerical order. Then run through the file and print only
Jess Balint wrote:
>
> Hello all, I have a file of 3,210,008 CSV records. I need to take a random
> sample of this. I tried hacking something together a while ago, but it
> seemed to repeat 65,536 different records. When I need a 5mil sample, this
> creates a problem.
>
> Here is my old code: I
> Hello all, I have a file of 3,210,008 CSV
> records. I need to take a random sample of
> this. I tried hacking something together a
> while ago, but it seemed to repeat 65,536
> different records. When I need a 5mil
> sample, this creates a problem.
>
> Here is my old code: I know the logic
> a
