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RandomChoiceFromList ( values ; required )

Returns the required number of randomly selected elements from a value list.

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Sample input:

RandomChoiceFromList ( "1¶2¶3¶4¶5¶6¶7¶8¶9" ; 3 )

Sample output:

4
7
2

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

// RandomChoiceFromList ( values ; required )

Case(
	values = "" ; "" ;
	required = 0 ; "" ;
	Let(
		r = Ceiling( ValueCount( values ) * Random );
		List( GetValue( values ; r ) ; RandomChoiceFromList ( LeftValues( values ; r -1 ) & MiddleValues( values ; r + 1 ; ValueCount( values ) ) ; required - 1 ) )
	)
)

This function returns a non-duplicate list of random choices from a list.

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