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From:	Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: Random numbers
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Date:	Thu, 25 May 2000 16:22:32 GMT
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Chris Miller wrote:

> If RAND_MAX is set to 100, then a call to rand() should return an
> integer between 0 and 100.  However, on my computer, a call to rand()
> generates a number between what appears to be hundreds of millions and
> 0, even with RAND_MAX set to 100.

RAND_MAX is not for you to set.  It reports to you the limit of values
generated by rand() is.  One way to use it is:

#include <stdlib.h>

int foo(int limit)
{ return limit*(rand()/(1.+RAND_MAX)); }



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