Bug 60244 - Unique random number generator function
Summary: Unique random number generator function
Status: RESOLVED INSUFFICIENTDATA
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
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4.0.0.3 release
Hardware: Other All
: medium enhancement
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Blocks: Calc-Function
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Reported: 2013-02-03 17:21 UTC by Justin
Modified: 2020-04-03 08:38 UTC (History)
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Description Justin 2013-02-03 17:21:59 UTC 
I would like a new function similar to randbetween() that allows you generate a list of random integers that are not duplicate.  Maybe we call it randlist() and the parameters are starting cell, ending cell low range, high range, unique bit (set to 0 or 1 if a unique response is required).

Not sure on implemenation, but generating a list of random numbers that do not duplicate is done so often that it should be easier in Calc.
Comment 1 Jorendc 2013-02-03 20:35:16 UTC 
Thanks for reporting!

This is an enhancement, not a bug; therefore I mark it as such. Can't find any duplicates, therefore I mark this as NEW.
Comment 2 Kevin Suo 2014-06-26 08:07:29 UTC 
@Justin,
I see in the newest libreoffice that "Edit - Fill - Random Numbers" is the sames as what you described. Does this resolve your request?

Thanks.
Comment 3 Justin L 2020-04-03 08:38:38 UTC 
This has effectively been in "need info" state for 6 years. Closing as insufficent data, since comment 3 indicates that this ought to be possible now.