From:	gautam AT interlog DOT com (Gautam N. Lad)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: DJGPP random numbers
Date:	Wed, 05 Mar 97 02:14:35 GMT
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Hi,

>Sorry for asking that stupid question, but can anybody tell me how i can
>get random numbers from 0 to 255?
>
>Do i have to call something like a randomize timer function like in
>Borland?

I use srand() and rand() instead of the randomize() stuff.
You might have to include proper files for srand(), rand() and time(). 

Do this:

srand(time(NULL));
x=rand() % 255;	

Line 1) Initialize the seed using the system clock.
Line 2) Give variable x a random number between 0-255.

Bye!

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