From:	James McCue <ALOITERER AT prodigy DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: rand() problem
Date:	Wed, 14 Jan 1998 11:47:33 -0500
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Geoff J. Howard wrote:
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> 
> main ()
> {
>    int i;
> 
>    for (i=1; i<= 20; i++) {
>       printf("%10d", 1 + (rand() % 6));
> 
>       if (i % 5 == 0)
>          printf("\n");
>       }
> 
>       return 0;
> }

    You have to "seed" the random number generator

Use 

srand( <- put something in here -> );

before the loop... prior to using DJGPP myself, I would use the value of
my timer as the seed...

I'd appreciate seeing how that would work in DJGPP

Jim the loiterer
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I love you all!!

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