Random Number Generator

[Pascale]

Is it possible to randomly generate an 8 alphanumeric string rather tha
just numeric string. Numbers and alpha order should also be random
purpose: trying to simulate password entries for test dat

 

[olasa]

Use this formula
http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/tips/rand_alphanum.html
...8 times (8 rows) and then concatenate all the rows to one
Alphanumeric string.
=A1&A2&A3&A4&A5&A6&A7&A8

HTH
Ola Sandström

 

[N Harkawat]

Type 0 thru 9 and A thru Z in cells A1 thru A43

Next on any cell type
=INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))

This is your 8 digit random password

For Randbetween you will need Analysis tool pak addin

 

[olasa]

Here is another way.

Put this in A1 (or give it a Name):
0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Then copy this to A2:
=MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)&MID($A$1,1+INT(RAND()*LEN($A$1)),1)

Ola Sandström