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


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Use this formula
http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/ti..._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


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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$43,RANDBETWEE N(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX ($A$1:$A$43,RANDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($A$1:$A$43,RA NDBETWEEN(1,43))&INDEX($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

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


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Here is another way.

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

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


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