From:	Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: getting a ranged random number, how?
Date:	Sun, 27 Dec 1998 02:01:11 -0500
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DeHackEd wrote:
> 
> A common practice is to do this:
> 
> int num = rand() % max;
> 
> Num now contains a number between 0 and (max - 1). If max is 10, it holds from 0
> to 9. Does this help?

It shouldn't help.  If it is a common practice, then common practice is
bad.  Get and read the comp.lang.c FAQ from
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/


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