From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
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Subject: Re: random number in range
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 19:03:45 -0500
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Tom Chojnacki wrote:
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> Hi!
> 
> A little problem:
> how can I get random number from a given range.

x = random() % 100   /* x will be 0 to 99 */

The mod operator (%) returns the remainder from the division of its
operands.  As long as the random number generator you're using is
suitably random in its low bits (which DJGPP's random() is), using mod
is an excellent way to clip to the desired range.

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