From: abarak AT iil DOT intel DOT com (Amit Barak)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Random numbers...
Date: 27 Aug 1997 16:22:00 GMT
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that's b/c srand() changes the seed for rand() but not for random() ...
there is some other function to change the 'random()' seed,
can't recall now ;-(

HTH,

-amit.

Heathen (ah897 AT detroit DOT freenet DOT org) wrote:
: In article <01bcaa71$4c08c200$0d5e4ec2 AT xyy>, xyy AT infonie DOT be says...
: >
: >
: >Hi!
: >
: >
: >I still can't obtain truly random numbers with the srand(), random(), and
: >rand() functions, because, whatever the seed number i put in srand(), it is
: >_always the same results.
: >
: >What can i do about it ?
: >
: >        A+. Xyy.
: >
: >
: 
: Hey here's a neat trick I used with Borland's C++ 3.0 from awhile ago for Random 
: Number Generater:
: 
:             #include <dos.h>
: 
:             Main(){
:             
:             int Jims_Rand_Num;
:             gettime(&ti_hund);
: 
: // Not sure if this was time.ti_hund;  
: // But your referencing the time struct in DOS.H 
: 
:             Jims_Rand_Num = ti_hund;
:             
:             }
: 
: It's Been awhile so you may have to play with it but it's great because it returns a random 
: percentage.  and that can be broken down to random 1-10 etc.   
: 
: hope I helped!                   
: