MS Excel: Unique random number generator within a range
How to use it
- Open Excel & VBA editor (Alt+F11)
- Insert the code below under
Sheet1
- Go back to Excel and select your desired range to fill with random & non-repeating numbers
- Execute the macro (Alt+F8)
Sub randomNumbers()
Low = Application.InputBox("Enter first valid value", Type:=1)
High = Application.InputBox("Enter last valid value", Type:=1)
Selection.Clear
For Each cell In Selection.Cells
If WorksheetFunction.CountA(Selection) = (High - Low + 1) Then Exit For
Do
rndNumber = Int((High - Low + 1) * Rnd() + Low)
Loop Until Selection.Cells.Find(rndNumber, LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) Is Nothing
cell.Value = rndNumber
Next
End Sub
Excel file to proof
I love those small and simple solutions so much
I thought I had an answer, but this was a dead end (but quite fun) and I don't know how to remove it. My need is to do bingo-sheets with random setups.
Make a column A4:A63 with the numbers 1 to 60. Enter a fairly big prime number less than 60 cell B1. For example '47`.
In B2 enter
=RANDBETWEEN(1;59)
In rows B4:B63 fill with
=MOD(((A4+B$2)*B$1);60)+1
=MOD(((A5+B$2)*B$1);60)+1
...
=MOD(((A63+B$2)*B$1);60)+1
This will make a fairly random sequence. B$2 will only shift the sequence.