Random single letter/digit grid

rtrnow61

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Hi,

Based on Mr. Excel's YouTube video showing how to create a random non-repeating letter grid I was wondering if anyone could help me create a random single letter or number grid for 26 letters of the alphabet by the number 0-9

Example: say A-Z are the columns and 0-9 are the rows and then I can generate a random letter or number (I would like the random generation to include both random letters A-Z and numbers 0-9) and non-repeating if possible.

I am an Excel novice and have a very specific use for this to create a secret number code corresponding to pricing. The non-repeat is not required but random is.

Thank you very much for any and all assistance.
 

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Can you give an example of what you want to do?
 
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Can you give an example of what you want to do?

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z (columns)

0 (rows)
1
2
3 inside this grid would be randomly generated single letters and numbers, a-z and 0-9
4
5
6
7
8
9
 
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Should look more like this, if I am representing correctly as it would be in a spreadsheet

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z (columns)


0 (rows)
1
2
3 inside this grid would be randomly generated single letters and numbers, a-z and 0-9
4
5
6
7
8
9
 
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So for example, you want a result like this?

A​
B​
C​
D​
E​
F​
G​
H​
I​
J​
K​
L​
M​
N​
O​
P​
Q​
R​
S​
T​
U​
V​
W​
X​
Y​
Z​
AA​
1​
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
2​
0
Z6​
L3​
K4​
O5​
S7​
W0​
G5​
Y8​
O9​
P9​
E0​
D7​
Z2​
Y0​
P1​
U4​
G9​
E8​
E4​
J5​
I2​
F0​
R9​
Y5​
L9​
L4​
3​
1
H0​
K5​
D8​
T6​
N2​
T3​
J0​
X9​
W6​
Y2​
B2​
I0​
U6​
Y9​
A6​
Y4​
T8​
W2​
V7​
Y3​
V1​
L7​
Y1​
F2​
P3​
L5​
4​
2
X4​
Y7​
U3​
R3​
G0​
X2​
G4​
V3​
T5​
W3​
A4​
L2​
I5​
B1​
P8​
G8​
M2​
Z3​
A5​
N1​
U7​
Q1​
F1​
F7​
A1​
S1​
5​
3
H3​
Q7​
Q0​
V9​
E6​
N6​
I9​
X7​
F8​
A7​
V2​
C0​
J4​
N0​
M7​
H5​
E3​
S4​
H6​
F5​
P0​
B0​
Q5​
S0​
X8​
V6​
6​
4
B3​
J7​
R6​
R8​
Z1​
S9​
U0​
E2​
E5​
H9​
K8​
C7​
U5​
W1​
M1​
Y6​
L6​
R7​
S5​
H7​
D2​
K9​
Q4​
D1​
M4​
G3​
7​
5
S8​
B9​
V8​
C1​
A3​
K7​
M8​
D6​
F9​
O8​
Z9​
K2​
K0​
T4​
J1​
E7​
C5​
K3​
D9​
X5​
R0​
M6​
L1​
R5​
N3​
X0​
8​
6
V4​
N8​
B8​
O7​
C9​
M0​
W8​
Z8​
D5​
P2​
N4​
U1​
W7​
N7​
A0​
H2​
Q9​
S6​
M9​
W5​
G2​
O3​
K6​
B4​
Z5​
U9​
9​
7
Q2​
J8​
G6​
R1​
F3​
O1​
P5​
J2​
T2​
H8​
K1​
S3​
J6​
W4​
C2​
V0​
C3​
U8​
T7​
H1​
D0​
D3​
M5​
I8​
P7​
N9​
10​
8
J3​
B7​
I7​
N5​
P6​
A8​
R2​
L8​
I6​
I4​
L0​
Q6​
U2​
X1​
I1​
H4​
B6​
O6​
O0​
C6​
X3​
V5​
C8​
Z4​
Q8​
R4​
11​
9
G1​
O4​
O2​
Q3​
T9​
A2​
J9​
P4​
B5​
A9​
C4​
T0​
T1​
Z0​
I3​
F6​
E1​
E9​
F4​
M3​
S2​
G7​
D4​
X6​
Z7​
W9​
 
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So for example, you want a result like this?

A​
B​
C​
D​
E​
F​
G​
H​
I​
J​
K​
L​
M​
N​
O​
P​
Q​
R​
S​
T​
U​
V​
W​
X​
Y​
Z​
AA​
1​
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
2​
0
Z6​
L3​
K4​
O5​
S7​
W0​
G5​
Y8​
O9​
P9​
E0​
D7​
Z2​
Y0​
P1​
U4​
G9​
E8​
E4​
J5​
I2​
F0​
R9​
Y5​
L9​
L4​
3​
1
H0​
K5​
D8​
T6​
N2​
T3​
J0​
X9​
W6​
Y2​
B2​
I0​
U6​
Y9​
A6​
Y4​
T8​
W2​
V7​
Y3​
V1​
L7​
Y1​
F2​
P3​
L5​
4​
2
X4​
Y7​
U3​
R3​
G0​
X2​
G4​
V3​
T5​
W3​
A4​
L2​
I5​
B1​
P8​
G8​
M2​
Z3​
A5​
N1​
U7​
Q1​
F1​
F7​
A1​
S1​
5​
3
H3​
Q7​
Q0​
V9​
E6​
N6​
I9​
X7​
F8​
A7​
V2​
C0​
J4​
N0​
M7​
H5​
E3​
S4​
H6​
F5​
P0​
B0​
Q5​
S0​
X8​
V6​
6​
4
B3​
J7​
R6​
R8​
Z1​
S9​
U0​
E2​
E5​
H9​
K8​
C7​
U5​
W1​
M1​
Y6​
L6​
R7​
S5​
H7​
D2​
K9​
Q4​
D1​
M4​
G3​
7​
5
S8​
B9​
V8​
C1​
A3​
K7​
M8​
D6​
F9​
O8​
Z9​
K2​
K0​
T4​
J1​
E7​
C5​
K3​
D9​
X5​
R0​
M6​
L1​
R5​
N3​
X0​
8​
6
V4​
N8​
B8​
O7​
C9​
M0​
W8​
Z8​
D5​
P2​
N4​
U1​
W7​
N7​
A0​
H2​
Q9​
S6​
M9​
W5​
G2​
O3​
K6​
B4​
Z5​
U9​
9​
7
Q2​
J8​
G6​
R1​
F3​
O1​
P5​
J2​
T2​
H8​
K1​
S3​
J6​
W4​
C2​
V0​
C3​
U8​
T7​
H1​
D0​
D3​
M5​
I8​
P7​
N9​
10​
8
J3​
B7​
I7​
N5​
P6​
A8​
R2​
L8​
I6​
I4​
L0​
Q6​
U2​
X1​
I1​
H4​
B6​
O6​
O0​
C6​
X3​
V5​
C8​
Z4​
Q8​
R4​
11​
9
G1​
O4​
O2​
Q3​
T9​
A2​
J9​
P4​
B5​
A9​
C4​
T0​
T1​
Z0​
I3​
F6​
E1​
E9​
F4​
M3​
S2​
G7​
D4​
X6​
Z7​
W9​

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That is close and very nice but actually would like to have just a single letter and/or number. Basically a single result but if a number between 0-9 or letter between a-z would be random. Does that make sense?
 
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If that were true, there are 260 table entries but only 36 possibilities, so there would be multiple repeats of each.
 
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Repeats are okay and possible for what my use would be.

For example, using your gird above:

If I had a coin from Denmark that I paid $575 for and want to mark this on the coin flip but do not want prospective buyers to know my original purchase price I would write Q0V8Q0

If you can think of a better way to do this, I would be more than happy and appreciative. The reason for random generation is so that the code would remain secret. I guess I can see that by repeating Q) for 5 could assist someone in figuring out code. I just thought that a single letter or number would be easier. Perhaps adding capitals and lower case would help?
 
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What are the min and max values you're trying to encode?
 
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